Amit Chowdhry | December 30, 2011 | 541 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Gloria Allred, Hewlett Packard, HP, Jodie Fisher, Ken Glueck, Mark Hurd, Meg Whitman, Oracle Corporation

This past August former HP CEO Mark Hurd stepped down from the company after he was caught sending a sexual harassment letter. Hurd had a personal relationship with contractor Jodie Fisher, who had worked at HP as a greeter and hostess at company events. Hurd currently works at Oracle Corporation as a co-president and Meg Whitman has replaced him at Hewlett Packard. AllThingsD got their hands on the letter that attorney Gloria Allred wrote to Hurd on behalf of Jodie Fisher. I have embedded the letter below.

Amit Chowdhry | August 29, 2011 | 628 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Jayson Noland, Léo Apotheker, Mark Hurd

Hewlett-Packard Company (Public, NYSE:HPQ) has made a barrage of terrible decisions in the last year. The Wall Street Journal did a great job summarizing it in one article. I’ll summarize it by bullet points.

Amit Chowdhry | December 22, 2010 | 664 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Mark Hurd, SEC, The Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

The SEC is investigating the departure of former Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd. Hurd is believed to have shared inside information with a former H-P event hostess in 2008 about the company’s $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS.

Amit Chowdhry | November 1, 2010 | 979 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, Howard Anderson, HP, Larry Ellison, Léo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, Oracle Corporation, SAP AG

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) has taken SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) to court and they are seeking $2.3 billion in damages for “inappropriate” downloads of Oracle materials. Former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison may both have to get testimonies about the trial.

Amit Chowdhry | September 22, 2010 | 833 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Cathie Lesjak, Hewlett Packard, HP, Mark Hurd, Oracle Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) have come to an agreement. There is no more litigation over the appointment of Mark Hurd as the president of Oracle. Hurd is the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, but he was fired for supposed sexual relations with a company contractor.

Amit Chowdhry | September 7, 2010 | 1,247 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Mark Hurd, Oracle Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has quickly responded to their former CEO joining Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) by filing a full complaint against him. The complaint was filed at the California Superior Court (County of Santa Clara).

Amit Chowdhry | September 7, 2010 | 1,087 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Charles E. Phillips Jr., Hewlett Packard, HP, Jodie Fisher, Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd, Oracle Corporation, Safra A. Catz

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) now has a new Co-President: Mark Hurd. Mark Hurd is the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ). Hurd quit HP one month ago after a board investigated him for a personal relationship with contractor Jodie Fisher. Fisher was a former actress who posed for Playboy in college.

Amit Chowdhry | August 7, 2010 | 1,439 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Hewlett Packard, HP, Mark Hurd

Mark Hurd is stepping down from HP after a sexual harassment claim has been made. He resigned and the HP committee is searching for a replacement. Cathie Lesjak, HP’s CFO will be the interim CEO. Hurd is getting a $12.2 million separation package upon his departure. HP board member Marc Andreessen will help the company find the next CEO. [ZDNet]