IIT alumnus and Rohm and Haas Company CEO Raj Gupta has been named to computer company HP’s board of directors.

Gupta, who will join the HP board in January 2009, has been with specialty materials manufacturer Rohm and Haas since 1971.

Gupta holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (1967), a M.S. degree in Operations Research from Cornell University (1969), and a M.B.A. in Finance from Drexel University (1972).

Raj Gupta is also a member of the boards of Tyco, The Vanguard Group, the American Chemistry Council, and the Chemical Heritage Foundation.