HP Names Former SAP Chief Leo Apotheker as CEO

In a somewhat surprising move, HP went outside its walls — and all the way to Germany — to find the chief executive to replace the ousted Mark Hurd. Apotheker had stepped down as CEO of German software giant SAP in 2010.
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HP Forecasts Healthy 2011; No Hints on New CEO

Late Tuesday, PC maker Hewlett-Packard forecast a healthy growth in earnings and sales for fiscal 2011, as the company expands into consulting and computer security services. But the company remained mum on who will fill its CE…

IBM CEO Disses HP and Hurd, Praises Oracle and Ellison

Big Blue isn’t bullish on Hewlett-Packard. IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano launched a verbal barrage Tuesday at its Silicon Valley rival, criticizing HP’s expensive 3PAR purchase, its handling of the ouster of scandal-tarnished CEO…