Cathie Lesjak

The Aircraft Carrier Hewlett-Packard Begins Its Turn (Video)

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 24 at 8:55 am PT

The turnaround process is about 10 percent to 15 percent complete, CEO Meg Whitman says. That leaves a lot of turning yet to do.

HP’s Whitman: “We Are in the Early Stages of What We Hope to Achieve Here”

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on May 23 at 1:53 pm PT

So now the bad news is out. HP will cut about 27,000 jobs over the next two years or so. But CEO Meg Whitman and company are cautiously optimistic about the long haul.

HP’s Whitman to Announce Restructuring Plan Wednesday; 30,000 Jobs Targeted

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 17 at 11:13 am PT

The plan is simple: Cut here, reinvest there.

Exclusive: The HP Reorg Internal Memo

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 23 at 7:14 pm PT

In an exclusive internal memo, HP executive VP Todd Bradley puts his team in place, and renames the Personal Systems Group as the Printing and Personal Systems Group.

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Hewlett-Packard Names Marc Levine as Controller

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 23 at 5:15 am PT

Hewlett-Packard today named Marc Levine as its new controller, effective May 1. Levine is a 24-year veteran of HP, and is currently senior vice president of Finance for HP Enterprise Services. His jobs within HP have included finance roles in its Global Sales unit, and in its old medical products group, which is now Agilent Technologies. Levine will report to CFO Cathie Lesjak, and replaces Jim Murrin, who has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of End-User Workplace and Managed Network Services in HP’s Enterprise Services group.

Whitman: HP’s Turnaround Is a Multi-Year Journey That’s Just Getting Started

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 22 at 1:53 pm PT

HP’s earnings are a mixed bag. So what’s the strategy going forward?

HP CEO Whitman Earned One Dollar Plus $16 Million in 2011

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 3 at 7:27 am PT

CEO Meg Whitman may have taken only a one-dollar salary upon taking the job. But her stock-based compensation totaled more than $16 million last year.

Yahoo’s Bartz Also Gets Fired From Fortune’s Powerful Women List, While HP’s Whitman Gets Hired

Kara Swisher in Media on September 29, 2011 at 12:48 pm PT

It’s a tough life at the top, especially of a list.

The Meg Whitman Era at HP Begins With a Conference Call (Audio)

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 22, 2011 at 3:51 pm PT

Hewlett-Packard’s new director and new executive chairman faced the public for the first time on a conference call with analysts. Hear some highlights.

HP Analysts Like Losing Léo, Not Sold on Whitman as CEO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 22, 2011 at 9:59 am PT

Analysts covering HP all seem united in their approval of its apparent move to oust CEO Léo Apotheker. They’re a lot less enthusiastic about his replacement.