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- From: rypma@waterloo.hp.com (Ted Rypma)
- Subject: Re: HP and the Akers resignation
- Sender: news@waterloo.hp.com (NetNews)
- Message-ID: <C1KGsI.3Mn@waterloo.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 13:43:29 GMT
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- Organization: HP Panacom Div Waterloo ON Canada
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- gcarter@infoserv.com wrote:
- :
- : "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.
-
- What, you hate Lew Platt already? He's only been on the job since November.
- You can't possibly fault Platt for taking over a company that is clearly
- successful and appears to be continuing so. In fact, I'd say some of Ackers'
- problems are as a result of HP (and Platt).
-
- Ted Rypma
- (I like working for HP.)
-