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Carly Fiorina
Hewlett-Packard

Carleton (Carly) S. Fiorina is president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company. HP is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services and communications products, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. The company’s headquarters are in Palo Alto, Calif.

Fiorina is focused on leading HP to achieve improved growth in revenue and profitability; greater innovation and inventiveness; the best total customer experience; and on making HP the company that makes the Internet work for customers.

Prior to joining HP, Fiorina spent a total of nearly 20 years at AT&T and Lucent. During the past two years, as president of Lucent’s Global Service Provider Business, the division dramatically increased its growth rate, rapidly expanded its international revenues, and gained market share in every region across every product line. In addition, she spearheaded the planning and execution of Lucent’s 1996 initial public offering and subsequent spin-off from AT&T, one of the largest and most successful IPOs ever. Prior to Lucent, Fiorina held a number of senior positions at AT&T. She began her career with the company as an account executive.

She became president and chief executive officer of HP on July 17, 1999, succeeding Lewis E. Platt, who previously had announced his intention to retire. On July 23, 1999, Fiorina was elected to the company’s board of directors.

Fiorina holds a bachelor's degree in medieval history and philosophy from Stanford University; a master’s degree in business administration from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park, Md.; and a master of science degree from MIT’s Sloan School.

Fiorina is a member of the boards of directors of the Kellogg Company, Merck & Co. Inc., the U.S. China Board of Trade and PowerUp, a coalition of business, non-profits and government to give underserved children access to technology and guidance on how to use technology.

Previously, she held positions on the boards of directors of the USA Republic of China Economic Council; Goldstar Information & Communications, Inc. of Seoul, Korea; and AT&T Taiwan Telecommunications of Taipei. She also served on the board of the Telecommunications Industry Association.

For the second year in a row, Fiorina topped Fortune magazine's list of the most powerful women in American business.]

Sources: Hewlett-Packard Website

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