Fiorina Says Hp Failed to Innovate; Ex-Ceo Discusses Women in Business at Midwest Center

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Charming and forthright, former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer Carly Fiorina told a Milwaukee audience Friday about the disadvantages of being a woman in business and the roadblocks she faced trying to change a male-dominated culture within one of Silicon Valley's largest companies.

Fiorina, who was appointed president and CEO in 1999, said Hewlett-Packard was an American business icon, but its profits were deteriorating and its growth had stagnated because the company wasn't innovative in its approach to business.

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Fiorina Says Hp Failed to Innovate; Ex-Ceo Discusses Women in Business at Midwest Center

Fiorina, who led the company's controversial merger with Compaq Computer Corp. and was abruptly fired last year, was in town to promote her new book, "Tough Choices," which chronicles her rise and ...

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