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Meg Whitman to Accept One-Dollar-Per-Year Salary

New CEO of HP, Meg Whitman, will accept a one-dollar-per-year (a.k.a. one-seven millionth of Apotheker’s parachute) base salary for her new duties at the tech giant according to the Wall Street Journal.  This is not the first time a …

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Rumor: Apple COO Tim Cook to HP as CEO (UPDATE: Maybe Not)

All the information coming out of HP about their CEO search says that they are focusing on internal candidates. Could this just a be a ruse? There is a rumor circulating today that HP is looking to poach Apple …

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HP, Remember These Words When Picking the Next CEO

Bill Hewlett and David Packard, two of the most influential business owners in the world of tech, have created quite a legacy for themselves. Though they have both passed, we remember them every day when we recite the name …

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Search for a New HP CEO to Be Over Soon?

After what has been quite a busy month (understatement of the century?) with multiple acquisitions and a scandal the eventually left to to the dismissal of successful but controversial CEO Mark Hurd, HP is reportedly very close to appointing a …

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HP’s interim CEO addresses key issues at the Citigroup tech conference

HP’s interim CEO Cathie Lesjak, whom was installed after Mark Hurd’s less-then-celebrated exit, spoke recently the Citigroup technology conference about several items that have made news recently regarding her company. Amongst the issues she addressed are HP’s search for …

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Biz Buzz: Who Will be HP’s Next CEO?

During their most recent earnings call, HP’s interim leadership claims that business is chugging along as usual, even without a permanent CEO at the helm since Mark Hurd’s ouster. That may be true, but perceptions of HP as a …

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HP Hires Firm to Search for New CEO

Mark Hurd’s sudden ousting from HP has left a highly visible CEO vacancy. The longer the vacancy continues unfilled, the more of an impact this will have on the technology behemoth. Stock prices have fallen, and some analysts have …

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