Carol FIORINA: The Biography of the World's First Female CEO

Author: Anders
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: In July 1997, just after achieving success at Lucent Technologies, Carly Fiorina took over as CEO of HP. From then on, the entire world watched her ultimate fate. She delved deeper into the traditional male-dominated field than any woman before her. It wasn't just scattered bits of engineering work—it was the real male world: drinking large bowls of wine, rolling up sleeves, and going to big farms to hunt deer. Could Fiorina use her charming sales techniques, simple wisdom, and iron will to help a $40 billion company escape its painful decline? If she failed, would her mistakes destroy HP, the respected computer and copier company that could be considered the patriarch of Silicon Valley? Carly Fiorina: The World's Most Powerful Woman CEO authentically and credibly portrays the most critical period of Fiorina's life, introducing her bold move to acquire her biggest rival, Compaq, for a record $20 billion. Since the 1980s, no acquisition has been as significant, extending far beyond the realm of business and leaving an indelible mark on American history. In Carly Fiorina: The World's Most Powerful Woman CEO, Pulitzer Prize-winning author George Anders conducted unprecedented in-depth interviews with internal employees and directors of HP (including opponent Walter Hewlett), documenting the acquisition battle that shook Wall Street, stunned the computer industry, and remains thought-provoking to this day. It is a captivating book that records hope, ambition, betrayal, despair, and family honor.