PALO ALTO, Calif.--HP today issued the following statement from Carly Fiorina, HP chairman and chief executive officer, regarding her appointment to Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's Transition Committee. "We're honored to be playing an advisory role in this important transition. We believe a healthy business environment is critical to HP and every other California employer, large or small. The state is facing a unique and extraordinary set of challenges and opportunities that demand the involvement of all of us to address them. It's time for everyone to pull together to improve California's competitiveness."