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- From: heumann@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (John Heumann)
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:56:18 GMT
- Subject: Re: HP and the Akers resignation
- Message-ID: <560044@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- References: <s4L3XB1w163w@gcarter>
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- In comp.sys.hp, gcarter@infoserv.com writes:
-
- > "He (Akers) finally concluded his credibility inside and
- > outside is a real obstacle to moving ahead, and it would be
- > better for the business to have a different chief executive."
-
- > Since this is clearly the same situation HP's Lew Platt is in,
- > let's hope Lew makes the same decision.
-
- HP's CEO for most of the last decade has been John Young who
- retired in November. Lew Platt has been CEO for all of two
- months. Before you start calling for drastic action, it
- might be prudent to get the basic facts correct.
-
- Second, if you choose to be unhappy as an HP investor, that's
- your choice. I'm a happy one. IBM hit a high in the low-to-mid
- 100's a few years ago and today is in the low-mid 50's. HP
- hit a low in the high 20's several years ago and today is
- in the low-to-mid 70's having reached a peak in the mid 80's
- along the way. All computer stocks have been volatile lately.
- Could it be your timing has been less than astute?
-
-