Cain drops US president race December 4, 2011 FORMER pizza magnate Herman Cain dropped out of the US presidential race during the weekend after accusations of sexual misconduct overwhelmed his bid to win the Republican nomination as an anti-Washington tax reformer. Cain’s departure set off a competition among other candidates to win over his conservative supporters with voting to start next month in [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 4, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BERLIN PREPARES TO TAKE EADS STAKE The German government is preparing to take a stake in European aerospace company EADS after no buyers for part of Daimler’s holding came forward. Berlin has been seeking buyers for the 7.5 per cent stake – a third of the holding controlled by the carmaker – since [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hurd sued by HP over Oracle job September 7, 2010 MARK HURD, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard (HP), is being sued by the computer company over his move to join rival Oracle. Hurd was appointed as co-president and director of Oracle, the world’s third-largest software maker, yesterday and just one month after he resigned from HP. HP has alleged that Hurd’s move to Oracle [...]
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 [...]
Search is on for successor of ousted HP boss August 19, 2010 Hewlett-Packard yesterday named headhunting firm Spencer Stuart to lead the search for a new chief executive following ousting of Mark Hurd. The former boss was forced to resign for inaccurate expense claims brought to light in the wake of sexual harassment allegations by former porn star Jodie Fisher. Spencer Stuart will consider both internal and [...]