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HP CEO Resigns for Sex Scandal, Who Will Become The Next CEO?

by Hebe on Aug 25, 2010

It’s time to stop talking about the what, why or how of the Mark Hurd debacle and start speculating about what HP needs in its next CEO and who will become the next CEO . love the drama as much as anyone, but it’s just time already to move on.

While I know there was cheering on the part of at least some of the workforce when the HP Board pushed both Carly Fiorina and Mark Hurd out, both individuals added real value and made HP a better company. Today, it is arguably the most important high-tech company in the world.

Fiorina pulled the company out of the engineering focus and got it headed in the marketing and sales direction. She rightfully refused to bend to the Wall Street crowd that wanted the company broken up in order to return short-term value. Had she not stood her ground, it would not be the company it is today.

Along came Hurd who, love him or hate him, brought a new level of discipline to the company around meeting sales...Read More >>