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Blogs - BREAKING: HP Files Civil Complaint Against Hurd; I... - The HP Blog Hub
In response to the news of Mark Hurd’s intention to join Oracle, HP today filed a civil complaint in the California Superior Court (County of Santa Clara) against Hurd. HP’s statement on the matter:
Responds to HP Lawsuit
“Oracle has long viewed HP as an important partner,” said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.The HP Truth Comes Out: The Board Fired Hurd And Then Paid Him To Go Away: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance
The HP board and sacked CEO Mark Hurd are still bitching at each other in the press, this time in the form of a long Wall Street Journal article that runs through another full round of he-says, they-say. Here's what's new: * The board did not get to see all the evidence about whether sexual harassment occurred, because Mark Hurd settled the lawsuit privately before the board could grill his love-interest, Jodie Fisher about it.
Perhaps I am getting too out front on this issue, but the pieces are really starting to fall together for the decision to put in Marc Andreessen as the Interim CEO of HP [1 1.
Marc Andreessen as Interim CEO of HP : ScottOlsen.Net
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s HPQ -0.62% board voted to oust Mark Hurd Aug. 6 after the chief executive reached a sexual-harassment-claim settlement that directors thought impeded their probe of the claim, according to a person familiar with the board's thinking. H-P's board decided to oust Mark Hurd after the chief executive reached a settlement on a sexual-harassment claim that directors thought impeded their probe of the claim.
H-P Board Felt Hurd Settlement With Contractor Impeded Probe - WSJ.com
H.P. Followed a P.R. Specialist’s Advice in the Hurd Case - NYTimes.com
But even after following the specialist’s advice, the company has not escaped criticism. According to a person briefed on the presentation, the representative from the APCO public relations firm even wrote a mock sensational newspaper article to demonstrate what would happen if news leaked. The specialist said the company would be better served by full disclosure, even though an investigation had produced no evidence of sexual misconduct. H.P.’s board, according to the person briefed on the presentation, took this advice, disclosing the unsupported accusations against Mr.Oracle CEO slams HP over Hurd ousting
Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison has criticised Hewlett-Packard's decision to oust its CEO Mark Hurd in the wake of a sexual harassment and expenses scandal.
Former softcore porn actress Jodie Fisher identified in HP CEO sex scandal - Boing Boing
Above, while it lasts: the video demo reel on YouTube for actress Jodie Fisher (not Jodie Foster !), who was today identified by the New York Times , USA Today , San Jose Mercury News , AP , Reuters , and the Wall Street Journal as the contractor at the center of the sex scandal that led to HP CEO Mark Hurd's recent ouster . Ms. Fisher's film credits include a number of softcore adult films of the "Skinemax"/latenight HBO variety, filmed in the '90s: " Sheer Passion ," " Body of Influence ," and " Intimate Obsession ," among them.
LOS ANGELES , Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Gloria Allred released the following statement from her client, Jodie Fisher , the former contractor who recently made a sexual harassment claim against former Hewlett-Packard Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd : "I was surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this.
Gloria Allred Releases Statement by Former HP Contractor -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ --
Mark Hurd , who on Friday resigned as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. over his relationship with a marketing contractor that violated the company's business standards, reached a settlement with the unidentified contractor on Thursday regarding her sexual-harassment claims, according to people familiar with the situation.
Hurd Camp Challenges Some Claims - WSJ.com
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O'Brien: The mysterious circumstances of Hurd's departure - San Jose Mercury News
Why would Mark Hurd take such risks as the head of HP? | VentureBeat
Mark Hurd ran the the world’s largest technology company, Hewlett-Packard , but he blew it. Bill Hewlett and David Packard started HP in 1939, and they became Silicon Valley icons because of the significant company they built, their belief in hiring great people and the vision they articulated of a future driven by technology.Hewlett-Packard Co. will pay Mark Hurd, former chairman and chief executive, $12.2 million in cash and $16 million for stock under terms of a separation agreement detailed in an 8-K document the vendor filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 6, 2010. According to the 8-K filing , Hurd and HP signed a “separation agreement” that provides him with severance pay of $12.2 million in exchange for a “general release of claims in favor of HP.” HP also agreed to pro-rata vesting of 330,117 shares of performance-based stock given to Hurd in January, 2008, calculated on the company’s actual three-year performance ending October 31, 2010.
HP’s Hurd Pockets $28 Million in Cash and Stock to Depart - www.itchannelplanet.com
News that Mark Hurd is resigning as Hewlett-Packard’s chief executive is only minutes old, but already the focus is on who will be his successor. The company told investors during a conference call this afternoon that candidates inside and outside the company will be considered. Here, according to people familiar with the company, is a list of top Silicon Valley and technology-company executives that H-P could reach out to: Todd Bradley, an executive vice president who runs H-P’s personal computer business.