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Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina Undergoes Breast Cancer Surgery

by Warren Riddle on March 4, 2009 at 09:08 AM


Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, underwent successful breast cancer surgery Monday at Stanford University Hospital in California. Diagnosed on February 20th, Fiorina is set to participate in chemotherapy treatments at Stanford with an excellent chance for a full recovery, according to her chief of staff Deborah Bowker.

During her tenure as CEO of HP, a position she held from 1995 until her forced resignation in 2005, Fiorina was at the helm of the merger between HP and rival Compaq, a move that was widely criticized due to resulting layoffs and suspended earnings. After her consequent resignation and departure, Fiorina received even more criticism for her $21 million severance package, which included an additional $21 million in stock options and pension benefits.

Fiorina currently heads a Bay-area based charity, Carly Fiorina Enterprises, and -- after holding a position last year as the top economic adviser to presidential candidate John McCain -- has also hinted at a possible foray into politics. Because of that service, along with her appearance at the California state GOP convention the day after she was diagnosed with cancer, Fiorina has received backing from a large contingent of California Republicans for a proposed 2010 run against US Senator Barbara Boxer.

While Fiorina does plan to limit her upcoming engagements and travel in order to recuperate, Bowker told the Mercury News that after the successful surgery Fiorina is "doing great" and plans to "enthusiasically" return to all of her previous endeavors.

[From: SFGate]

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Tags: breast cancer, BreastCancer, business, carly fiorina, CarlyFiorina, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, HP, HP Compaq merger

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