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The big question: can Apotheker continue Mark Hurd's strategy of turning H-P into a one-stop tech provider?

New H-P CEO Arrives to Challenges, Rich Pay Package Ben Worthen 2010

By contrast, Mr. Hurd's 2005 pay pact was valued at about $32 million, estimated David Schmidt, a Reda senior consultant.

New H-P CEO Arrives to Challenges, Rich Pay Package Ben Worthen 2010

Mr. Hurd, too, was sued by H-P, although that case hinged on whether Mr. Hurd's confidentiality agreement prevented him from working at a competitor like Oracle.

H-P Sues Ex-Executive Who Joined Oracle Ben Worthen 2011

Carly Fiorina , Mr. Hurd's predecessor, spent 20 years at AT&T and Lucent before stepping into the CEO role at H-P.

Meg Whitman Would be 'Insider-Outsider' CEO at H-P Melissa Korn 2011

H-P, based in Palo Alto, Calif., alleges that the Itanium-support agreement was spelled out most recently in the settlement over Mr. Hurd's hiring last year.

Oracle Asks Court to Void H-P Agreement Steven D. Jones 2011

In rejecting efforts by Hurd's lawyers to keep it confidential, the court concluded that the letter does not contain trade secrets, non-public financial information or third-party confidential information.

Letter Airs Sexual Harassment Claims Against HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd 2011

Hurd's attorney, Amy Wintersheimer, said his lawyers had requested that the letter be kept confidential because "it is filled with inaccuracies."

Letter Airs Sexual Harassment Claims Against HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd 2011

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million, according to a letter detailing the sexual harassment allegations that led to his ouster.

Letter Airs Sexual Harassment Claims Against HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd 2011

Some sentences concerning Hurd's family were ordered redacted from the letter, however.

Letter Airs Sexual Harassment Claims Against HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd 2011

Meanwhile, disappointing sales in H-P's services segment, 27% of overall revenue, suggests Mr. Hurd's cost cuts are coming home to roost.

H-P's Apotheker Must Formulate Hurd Antidote Rolfe Winkler 2011