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Meet new HP boss Mark Hurd
News The incoming CEO of HP has sought to reassure investors by confirming he's not planning 'anything tricky'
[March 31, 2005, 10:05]
The collected thoughts of Mark Hurd
Blog Mark Hurd went from running NCR to running what is now, arguably, the largest IT company in the world, HP. He must be doing something right so here are some collected thoughts of the great man taken from two sessions held this week at HP's...
[June 20, 2007, 18:33]
HP picks new leader to follow Fiorina
News HP has selected Mark Hurd, NCR chief executive, as its next CEO, ushering in a new phase for the tech giant. Hurd's appointment comes less than two months after HP ousted its former chief executive, Carly Fiorina, and as the industry icon struggles...
[March 30, 2005, 8:50]
Is HP's new CEO the right man for the job?
News NCR's Mark Hurd, who's been tapped to become HP's next CEO, may indeed be the right man for the job, according to at least one analyst. What's likely is that Mark Hurd and his colleagues have spent the past decade or so trying to nurse the company...
[March 30, 2005, 12:15]
HP: New chief, new era?
News Mark Hurd has accepted the challenge of transforming HP's fortunes, and making it a bigger player in the IT services and software market A $2m signing bonus combined with a 'relocation allowance' of nearly $3m all serve to sweeten the deal for Mark...
[March 30, 2005, 17:20]
HP job cuts coming Tuesday
News HP said it will announce details of a company restructuring plan on Tuesday morning during a pair of conference calls with chief executive Mark Hurd. Any large-scale restructuring plans would mark one of the most significant initiatives that Mark...
[July 19, 2005, 8:50]
HP looks to hosted apps for new profits
News That doesn't mean HP is done with the cost-cutting that has characterised chief executive Mark Hurd's first 10 months in charge, Shane Robison, the company's chief strategy and technology officer, said at a press event at its headquarters late...
[February 6, 2006, 14:50]
HP steels itself for massive layoffs
News The layoffs are part of chief executive Mark Hurd's cost-cutting measures to bring HP's spending more in line with that of its rivals. Despite the prospect of massive layoffs, HP's workers are responding favourably to Hurd, who has been in the post...
[July 15, 2005, 9:25]
HP: Waiting for the axe to fall
Leader The news will come as little surprise to anyone familiar with the struggling tech giant, as comments from the HP's new chief executive Mark Hurd finally seem to confirm what many workers have been expecting long before outgoing chief executive...
[May 23, 2005, 14:05]
Dell delays results leaving spotlight to HP
News This will be the first earnings conference call for chief executive Mark Hurd since the company's boardroom leak scandal erupted. Most analysts said they believe that episode had little effect on the company's financial performance during the...
[November 16, 2006, 7:41]
HP cuts 1,000 UK jobs
News The move to cut more than $1bn (£600m) a year in costs during the next two years marks one of the most significant initiatives Mark Hurd, HP's chief executive has launched since his arrival. HP is to cut just under 1,000 jobs in the UK over the...
[September 13, 2005, 18:30]
HP's Hurd: The challenges of cloud computing
News At the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Florida, HP chief executive Mark Hurd talks about how the company plans to layer cloud services on its infrastructure in the future. We wouldn't put anything material in nature outside the firewall," Hurd says.
[October 29, 2009, 14:58]
HP's Hurd grilled over bonuses, competition
News At its annual meeting of shareholders, HP chief executive Mark Hurd assured attendees that despite the troubled economy, the company would be well-positioned against the competition. There were just two items of business on this year's agenda — 10...
[March 19, 2009, 12:28]
HP announces fourth-quarter sales increase
News HP delivered another solid quarter, as it continues to benefit from its global reach, diverse customer base, broad portfolio, and numerous cost initiatives," chief executive Mark Hurd said in a statement.
[November 19, 2008, 11:11]
Oracle launches 'world's fastest database machine'
News At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, HP chief executive Mark Hurd joins Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison via videoconference to show a new hardware solution developed by the two companies. The HP Oracle Database Machine is preconfigured and...
[September 26, 2008, 17:48]
HP posts rise in fourth-quarter sales
News On a conference call with reporters on Monday, chief executive Mark Hurd said he remained confident in his company's ability to successfully weather the global economic crisis. HP will "gain share, expand earnings and emerge from the current...
[November 25, 2008, 7:41]
HP chief defends EDS buy after job cuts
News Moments after HP announced plans on Monday to cut more than 24,000 jobs, chief executive Mark Hurd defended the purchase of EDS, saying it will help the company in the long term. The enterprise is big," Hurd said at a meeting with financial analysts.
[September 16, 2008, 12:34]
Who is HP's new CEO?
News HP may have tapped Mark Hurd as its new chief executive for the turnaround he led at NCR, but that's just one of the man's talents. Hurd, who resigned from NCR on Tuesday to fill HP's top post, is co-author of The Value Factor: How Global Leaders...
[March 30, 2005, 12:35]
HP's new CEO gets $5m for signing up
News Incoming HP CEO Mark Hurd will get a $2m (£1.1m) signing bonus and a $1.4m salary for taking the helm at HP, but he stands to make far more if he can successfully boost the company's flagging share price.
[March 30, 2005, 13:25]
HP blames Euro laws for drawn-out job cuts
News When asked why it would take six quarters to finish the process, newly installed chief executive Mark Hurd blamed European regulations. Hurd refused to say how the cuts would split by country but appeared to indicate that Europe would be hit as...
[July 19, 2005, 16:15]
