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    Carly fired!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Register
    Carly Fiorina has left her post as chairman and chief executive of HP with immediate effect. Robert Wayman, HP's CFO, takes over as interim chief executive and will lead the search for Fiorina's replacement. He retains responsibility for finance.

    Patricia Dunn, an HP director since 1998, becomes non-executive chairman of the firm.
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    In her valedictory statement, Fiorina said: "While I regret the board and I have differences about how to execute HP's strategy, I respect their decision. HP is a great company and I wish all the people of HP much success in the future."

    In a memo emailed to HP employees today, Wayman said that "in her six years as CEO, Carly has revitalized the company. She had a strategic vision that has given HP the capabilities to compete and win.

    "Through her leadership and vision, HP has laid a solid foundation for success in the marketplace."

    Sweet talking over, Wayman wrote that he is looking "forward to stepping into the role of CEO and leading HP through the next few months. I will be focused on accelerating our execution against our established strategy until a new CEO is named. We continue to believe we have the right ingredients for success. With all the members of the Executive Council, I'm focused on driving improved performance and consistency of operations...There's more work to be done, but I believe we have a dedicated team focused on executing our strategy and meeting customer needs."
    ...and then the knives come out...

    So, given that HP is now direcftly run by the head beancounter, should we expect more support to be provided from a call centre behind a barn full of yaks in Outer Mongolia?

    edit: Yep, David's right, she was pushed.
    Last edited by nichomach; 09-02-2005 at 03:40 PM.

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    Actually I think she was fired

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    Support? Support, HP couldn't even spell it.

    Personally, given they did this before the shareholders meeting says to me theres others in the boardroom that have made her the scape goat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David
    Actually I think she was fired
    Yeah i thought that too from the way she said 'I respect their decision'. I think the beancounter is just on the throne while they find a replacement no?

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    Hmmm... is my Brown sauce going to be more or less expensive from now on?

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    Neither, but I think it'll be stickier, make more of a mess, the bottles will be cheaper and tackier and they won't put a use by date on them anymore...

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