The inevitable denouement of CEO Leo Apotheker’s unshackling of HP’s services business from under erstwhile Enterprise Business head, Ann Livermore (see One thing Leo got right) played out the other day, with the news that Livermore has ‘stepped down’ from her day-to-day executive role and has been elevated to the HP board. The announcement was full of glowing tributes, ostensibly to soften the blow. Livermore will continue to mind the services shop until a new EVP is appointed. She becomes the only other ‘insider’ (for now) besides Leo on the HP board, chaired by one-time Oracle president & COO, Ray Lane. Now, you can argue, Leo reports to her!
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Livermore eschews life under Leo for life over Leo
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