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High Hopes in Palo Alto: Page 3 of 3

Hurd gave little away on this morning’s call, though he did address the question of whether he has been brought in to keep HP’s portfolio intact. “I received no pre-conditions,” he said.

Dunn backed Hurd up on this. “There were no litmus tests on strategy,” she said. The director went on to add that Fiorina’s departure had not been prompted by strategy issues, but rather due to the performance of the company.

Hurd, 48, joined NCR in 1980 and worked his way up through the ranks, holding a number of senior sales and marketing positions, as well as heading the company’s Teradata division. During his time in Dayton, Ohio, Hurd also served as the company’s COO, and became CEO in March 2003.

— James Rogers, Site Editor, Next-Gen Data Center Forum