HP taps NCR's Mark Hurd as new CEO. hp taps ncrs mark hurd as new ceo. After reviving NCR, Mark Hurd now has another reclamation project on his hands. After reviving NCR, Mark Hurd now has another reclamation project on his hands. An HP spokesman refused to comment on the reports, which said the company would formally introduce Hurd later on Tuesday....

HP's Hurd skirts strategy questions. hps hurd skirts strategy questions. For Mark Hurd, some of this might have a familiar ring. For Mark Hurd, some of this might have a familiar ring. Several years ago, when NCR was having difficult financial times, many financial analysts suggested that the Dayton, Ohio, company spin off its profitable Teradata data warehousing unit, a move that Hurd, as NCR’s president and later CEO, resisted....

Hurd sees lots of work to change HP. hurd sees lots of work to change hp. Less than six months after taking over at Hewlett-Packard Co., CEO Mark Hurd yesterday said there's still "a lot of work to do." We've got some looseness in our structures and our processes," said Hurd, who took over after the company's board ousted former CEO Carly Fiorina. Less than six months after taking over at Hewlett-Packard Co., CEO Mark Hurd yesterday said there’s still "a lot of work to do." We’ve got some looseness in our structures and our processes," said Hurd, who took over after the company’s board ousted former CEO Carly Fiorina....

Mark Hurd named HP chairman, Dunn to leave earlier than expected. hp scandal. Chief executive Mark Hurd today addressed journalists and provided what he said the facts about the leak investigation that are available at this time. Hurd will be replacing Dunn, who will not remain on HP’s board, as previously indicated by the company. Mark Hurd, who said that he was aware of the second phase of the investigation, was not aware of every detail of the practices. In case of the tracer email, Holston said that Hurd approved the content and concept of the message, but there "is no evidence that he approved the tracer."...

HP's standards were disregarded, says Hurd. hurd testimony. In a testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer Mark Hurd said that HP's " adherence to standards of ethics, privacy and corporate responsibility" were "were disregarded by people inside the company and by people outside the company whom [HP] hired.". According to Hurd, the people investigating the board leaks to media "became so focused on finding the source of the leaks that they lost sight of the privacy of reporters and others." Hurd confirmed that the company has appointed a new lead independent director as well as Bart Schwartz, the former head of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office under Rudy Giuliani, to "do an assessment of current practices and develop future best practices so that our processes will be without peer." Related article : HP general counsel resigns in board scandal Mark Hurd named HP chairman, Dunn to leave earlier than expected...

Memo suggests HP's Hurd knew of probe in July 2005: WSJ. hp hurd. Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the company was looking into private phone records as part of its leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.. Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the company was looking into private phone records as part of its leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday. A memo from the computer maker’s outside law firm suggests Hurd may have learned about the use of phone records within a few months of the start of the leak probe, though he may not have known if the phone records were obtained illegally, the Journal reported....

HP's Hurd probed over share sales. hp hurd....

In a media conference call this morning to announce HP’s new program of cutbacks, Hurd told an HP employee that he and CFO Bob Wayman (who hired Hurd during his own term as interim CEO) implemented an intricate financial projection of the company’s present and future performance. Hurd really seems to be headed in the opposite direction." The Moors & Cabot report paints a bright picture for the Hurd plan. The scientific method which Hurd uses to characterize his plan is just one factor he employed to help prevent it from being largely characterized as "the Hurd plan." Hurd made a very similar comment earlier in the day to analysts....

In HP's regular fourth-quarter conference call, CEO Mark Hurd showed more evidence of his capabilities in turning a company around, last proven with NCR. If analysts needed any clearer indicator that new CEO Mark Hurd was turning the company around, it would need to be printed on their foreheads. Hurd singled out HP’s new scalable print technology - its new line of digital printheads - as essential to that division’s growth. When he first came to the company, Hurd had established a reputation for building enormously complex stochastic business models ; whenever he needs to show his managerial prowess, Hurd flashes his models, if you will. Performance there would actually have been better, Hurd said, if that division didn’t have to take into account employee bonuses....

Several new details surrounding HP's boardroom leak scandal were made public on Thursday and upgraded the investigation into what the Associated Press called a "new weirdness level": CEO Mark Hurd is suspected to have approved a spying campaign against a reporter, to extract details about the origins of a leak. Chicago (IL) - Several new details surrounding HP’s boardroom leak scandal were made public on Thursday and upgraded the investigation into what the Associated Press called a "new weirdness level" : CEO Mark Hurd is suspected to have approved a spying campaign against a reporter, to extract details about the origins of a leak. The accusations against Hurd were first reported by the Washington Post and claim that the chief executive approved an email campaign that was requested by chairman Patricia Dunn and targeted a News.com reporter. In a press release distribute on Thursday, Hurd was quoted saying "This has nothing to do with the strategy or operations of HP," said Hurd....