Hewlett-Packard names Meg Whitman as CEO
Hewlett-Packard announced on Wednesday that Meg Whitman would replace Léo Apotheker as chief executive. Whitman is the former chief executive of eBay, who made a failed bid for the governorship of California last year. Hewlett-Packard’s decision shocked many people in the business world. Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times, talks about the decision.
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