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Top Aide To Ex-CEO Mark Hurd Leaves HP
Caprice Fimbres McIlvaine, former head of internal communications at HP and a top aide to Mark Hurd, has left the company. Why? Well, the fact that she was the person to get sexxxxy, lawsuit-firing Jodie Fisher hired might have something to do with it. But hey, I’m no detective. [Fortune]
Mark Hurd Was The Most Despised Major Tech CEO
Wait – Who The Hell Is Mark Hurd?
Howard Stringer is a goddamn knight. When Amazon bought Zappos, we saw Jeff Bezos’s eight-minute YouTube video and wished he’d absorb our companies too. So now that HP’s CEO has resigned, I gotta ask: Who the hell is Mark Hurd?
HP Reportedly Tells Employees WebOS Tablet On Track For Q1 2011
Ever since HP’s acquisition of Palm was announced in April, everyone’s been clamouring about a webOS tablet. It could be very cool! And according to Engadget, Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley told HP employees that just such a product, codenamed Hurricane, was on track for the first quarter of 2011.
Vice President Who Was In Charge Of Designing The Pre Leaves Palm, HP
We knew that plenty of Palm employees left once HP acquired the company, but now we know the latest one to jump ship: Peter Skillman, Palm’s Vice President of Design. Also known as the man who designed the Pre.
Former HP Contractor Jodie Fisher Comes Forward, Expresses Regret Over Hurd’s Ousting
Jodie Fisher, the former HP contractor who sued former HP CEO Mark Hurd for sexual harassment and then settled out of court, has stated this evening she is “surprised and saddened” that the sacked executive is now without a job.
Ex-HP CEO Settles With Accuser, Relationship Details Emerge
Recently resigned HP CEO Mark Hurd has purportedly settled with his accuser out of court, sources told Reuters this weekend. The settlement reportedly ends legal proceedings, as the woman, a former HP contractor, has agreed to drop all complaints.
HP CEO Mark Hurd Resigns Amidst Sexual Harassment Investigation
HP CEO Mark Hurd has resigned over a sexual harassment allegation levelled by a former HP contractor. The company says an investigation by outside counsel showed no sexual harassment violation, though there were violations of HP’s Standards of Business Conduct.
Obviously, HP’s CEO Wants To Put WebOS In Printers
HP’s Mark Hurd, during a conference call. We were foolish to think that it would somehow escape this undignified fate. Thankfully, a webOS tablet is still very much in the cards. [HP]
