Lane defends HP decision to name Whitman CEO

22.09.2011

Lane also fired back against critics of HP's board.

"This is not the board that fired Mark Hurd," he said. In addition, "this board did not select Leo," Lane said. "More than half are new" since Apotheker's arrival.

To that end, Lane responded with some sarcasm to past speculation that Apotheker stacked the board with allies. "I remember having to answer the question, 'is this a bunch of his buddies?' Remember all those reports?"

The IDG News Service