Das Kapital: only this time, it’s erotic, says LSE fellow August 31, 2011 HONEY MONEY: THE POWER OF EROTIC CAPITAL BY CATHERINE HAKIM ALLEN LANE, £20 THE best way to create a stir is to publish a book that claims that sex sells, and should do so more. Better yet, embed the claim in an argument for women to think and do more – not less – about [...]
Hurd’s HP exit probed by SEC December 21, 2010 US REGULATORS are investigating allegations around former Hewlett-Packard (HP) chief executive Mark Hurd’s exit from the company, it was announced yesterday. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is probing allegations that Hurd shared inside information with former HP events contractor Jodie Fisher, whose sexual harassment accusations led to an expenses investigation that caused him to [...]
Ex-HP boss Hurd in bid to keep Fisher letter private December 22, 2010 FORMER Hewlett Packard (HP) chief executive Mark Hurd is fighting to keep private the letter that led to his resignation from the technology giant and has triggered an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into his departure. The eight-page letter, in which former HP contractor Jodie Fisher is believed to have accused Hurd of [...]
Ex-HP boss Hurd in bid to keep Fisher letter private December 22, 2010 FORMER Hewlett Packard (HP) chief executive Mark Hurd is fighting to keep private the letter that led to his resignation from the technology giant and has triggered an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into his departure. The eight-page letter, in which former HP contractor Jodie Fisher is believed to have accused Hurd of [...]
Former HP boss denies new claim November 7, 2010 A FORMER Hewlett-Packard (HP) contractor once claimed Mark Hurd divulged details about HP’s plans to acquire Electronic Data Systems before the deal was announced in 2008, said a source familiar with the matter. A spokesman for Hurd denied the allegation. Jodie Fisher, the contractor at the centre of the controversy that led to Hurd’s ousting [...]
HP names the heir to Hurd September 30, 2010 COMPUTER maker Hewlett Packard has named Leo Apotheker, the former boss of software firm SAP, as its new chief executive. The surprise announcement last night sent shares in the American-listed firm down three per cent, as the company attempted to draw a line under its previous boss, Mark Hurd. Hurd left the company on 6 [...]
Ousted HP boss settles with accuser August 8, 2010 HEWLETT-PACKARD’S former chief executive officer Mark Hurd has reached a legal settlement with the woman who accused him of sexual harassment, and she has also agreed to release HP from legal claims, according to sources familiar with the matter. The world’s biggest computer maker stunned Wall Street and Silicon Valley on Friday by announcing Hurd’s [...]
Oracle slams HP’s corporate correctness August 10, 2010 Oracle boss Larry Ellison yesterday laid into Hewlett-Packard after its chief executive Mark Hurd was forced to resign following allegations by a former porn star. Ellison slammed HP’s board for ousting close friend Hurd despite clearing him of sexually harassing Jodie Fisher, star of movies including Sheer Passion and Intimate Obsession. Ellison said: “The HP [...]
Oracle in talks to hand former HP boss new role September 5, 2010 ORACLE has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor. It is understood that a final decision has not yet been made. Oracle was not immediately available for a comment. Hurd resigned early last month, after a [...]
Porn star takes centre stage in the ousting of HP boss Mark Hurd August 9, 2010 A glamorous former porn star set in motion the chain of events that last week ended with the downfall of one of America’s most powerful chief executives. HP boss Mark Hurd, 53, was forced to resign after it was found $20,000 (£12,500) of expense claims in his name were inaccurate. It then emerged the married [...]