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Meg Whitman Replaces Leo Apotheker as HP CEO

Sep 22, 2011, 3:30 PM by Eric M. Zeman

HP today announced that it has replaced CEO Leo Apotheker with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Apotheker is vacating his role as president, CEO, and director effective immediately. Apotheker served as HP's CEO for just 11 months. Under his leadership, HP decided to kill off its webOS smartphone and tablet business. In a statement, HP said, "We are at a critical moment and we need renewed leadership to successfully implement our strategy and take advantage of the market opportunities ahead. Meg is a technology visionary with a proven track record of execution. She is a strong communicator who is customer focused with deep leadership capabilities. Furthermore, as a member of HP’s board of directors for the past eight months, Meg has a solid understanding of our products and markets."

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tacmus

Sep 22, 2011, 4:29 PM

thank god!

😁

DMZ

Thank God HP's being taken over by another right wing extremist like the one she ran against who preceded her (Carly F) that shipped 1000's of jobs overseas?

Yeah, just what HP and America needs.

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T Bone