HP appoints Meg Whitman as CEO
Following yesterday’s speculation regarding the possible dismissal of Léo Apotheker, HP has today announced that it has indeed fired its CEO after only eleven months in the role and hired Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO, in his place.
In a statement regarding the change, Ray Lane, who has also been appointed as executive chairman of the board of directors, said: “We are fortunate to have someone of Meg Whitman’s calibre and experience step up to lead HP.
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What has a jumped up market stall internet site manager got to offer what was once the very best and innovative hi-tech design, research and development company with groundbreaking workplace ethos on the globe? Mr Hewlet and Mr Packard, who were engineers, not bean counters, who bult the company up starting from their garages, must be spinning in their graves.