I havent changed my stripes, replied Hurd, who described his management style as one where people are held accountable for meeting their business targets.
But he sidestepped a question about his views on HPs current headcount. I have no preconceived notions of workforce reductions, he said.
With the introductory call out of the way, Hurd will now be sizing up the task ahead of him, though he hasn't set himself a deadline to draw his conclusions. I'm going to take an appropriate time to understand the company," he told analysts.
Given his experience at NCR, where he successfully managed five separate operating models simultaneously, it's unlikely he'll undertake just one process at a time. That could lead to a bigger shakeup than the current internal process involving the combination of the PC and printing divisions (see HP Plots New Course).
And it seems likely that HP's restructuring won't end there. With other parts of the empire, such as the storage business, currently underperforming, there has been speculation that other divisions could be in line for an overhaul.
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