HP CEO Steps Down

[Steve]

Chairman and CEO of Hewlett Packard, Carly Fiorina, has stepped down from her position, as announced in a press release today.

"Carly Fiorina came to HP to revitalize and reinvigorate the company. She had a strategic vision and put in place a plan that has given HP the capabilities to compete and win. We thank Carly for her significant leadership over the past six years as we look forward to accelerating execution of the company's strategy," said Dunn, on behalf of the board.

"While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP's strategy, I respect their decision," said Fiorina. "HP is a great company and I wish all the people of HP much success in the future."

HP's board have said they will start the search for a new CEO immediately. Where do I send my CV? Find the full press release here.

[Zak33]

can't think of a worse job tbh.

Forget the issue of making huge salary. The constant back stabbing, the mammoth profit thatcan turn to a mammoth loss in days, the demand of shareholders to sell stuff that makes moredough, even if it's crap, in direct contradiction to the demand of designers who want to make the best but at any cost...

horrible job. My CV aint going in

[TiG]

i'd take it

TiG

[robertirwin]

I thought she'd weathered the Compaq/HP merger storm quite well - despite all the fuss in The Reg and so on, it could have been much much worse. I'd guess she didn't talk enough boardroom b0110cks to keep the other suits happy.

[ikonia]

rest assured HPis one of the worst companies in IT at the moment. Constant redundencies, constant over the top cost saving at any cost, and various other nasty crap company practices.

unless your buying a printer don't consider HP.

Carley has sucked it dry and lost its cred as a good IT company, the same way she did with lucent / bell labs