Carly Fiorina served as President & CEO of HP Inc. for a verified duration of 5 years 6 months (2,032 days), from Jul 19, 1999 until Feb 9, 2005. During this tenure, Carly Fiorina guided HP Inc. across major corporate milestones before being removed by the board of directors.
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- Not recorded
- Successor
- Mark Hurd (Chairman & CEO)
- Database Tenure Rank
- #64 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Jan 1, 1939 (Palo Alto, California)
- Known Aliases
- Cara Carleton Sneed Fiorina
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Carly Fiorina Named President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Former Lucent executive Carly Fiorina was appointed CEO of HP, becoming the first woman to lead a top-20 Fortune 500 company.
Fiorina Announces Controversial $25 Billion Acquisition of Compaq Computer
Fiorina engineered a massive merger with Compaq to challenge IBM and Dell, sparking an intense proxy battle with founder heirs Walter Hewlett and David Packard.
HP Shareholders Narrowly Approve Compaq Merger
Following a contested proxy vote and litigation in Delaware Chancery Court, Fiorina won shareholder approval and completed the Compaq integration.
HP Board Forces Resignation of Carly Fiorina as Chairman and CEO
HP's Board ousted Fiorina following disagreements over strategic plan execution and resistance to breaking up or reorganizing the printer and PC units.
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