Sources Say Meg Whitman To Become HP CEO

MrCrassic writes "Looks like HP needed yet another remodeling, as they are tapping Meg Whitman to take Leo Apotheker's chair by this afternoon. From the All Things D article: 'Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is poised to be named CEO of Hewlett-Packard later today after the markets are closed, said multiple sources close to the situation. The full board of HP, which is meeting today in Silicon Valley, has not officially voted on move and the situation could certainly change, but sources said it is nearly a done deal.' Cringely got this one right."

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Really? Really?

[bmo]

Another "brand is everything, fuck product" CEO? Another CEO that never ventured anywhere near an engineering department or shop floor?

Another CEO that thinks selling technology is like selling colored sugar water? Another Scully, but for HP?

Short HP. Short it to 0.

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BMO

Re:Really? Really?

[squidflakes]

I thought this article was posted on the Onion at first.

You know, this is why I need to land me that first CEO job. It seems that no matter how badly you fuck up, no matter how many pooches you screw, no matter how toxic you are to shareholder assets or confidence, and no matter how much of a buffoon you make of yourself, as long as you've been a CEO, you will always get hired.

How about promoting from within?

[Nichotin]

So that you actually get someone who understands the company and the products, in that doesn't...

Re:Would be curious to know what board is thinking

[MightyMartian]

If I was an HP shareholder, right about now my first thoughts wouldn't be "should we fire the CEO"... it would be more along the lines of "this fucking board has got to go..."

For chrissakes, we're talking about one of THE great Silicon Valley companies here, a company whose printer line alone still commands the industry. It's like the entire leadership has gone completely insane.