Should Carly Fiorina Be Defined By Her HP Tenure??

In 2004, HP fell dramatically short of its predicted third-quarter earnings, and Fiorina fired three executives during a 5 AM telephone call.[52] In early January 2005, the Hewlett-Packard board of directors discussed with Fiorina a list of issues that the board had regarding the company's performance and disappointing earning reports.[16][17][18] The board proposed a plan to shift her authority to HP division heads, which Fiorina resisted strongly.[18] A week after the meeting, the confidential plan was leaked to the Wall Street Journal.[92] According to BusinessWeek's Ben Elgin, directors were also concerned about the board's inability to work effectively with Fiorina.[93]

Less than a month later, the board brought back Tom Perkins and forced Fiorina to resign as chair and chief executive officer of the company.[94] The company's stock jumped on news of her departure, adding almost three billion dollars to the value of HP in a single day.[95][96]

In her book Tough Choices, she referred to board members' behavior as "amateurish and immature".[97] Larry Sonsini, who investigated the leak related to Fiorina's forced resignation, described the board in his report to Fiorina as being "dysfunctional."[97]

Under the company's agreement with Fiorina, which was characterized as a golden parachute by Time magazine,[98] and Yahoo! Finance,[99] Fiorina received a severance package valued at US$21 million, which consisted of 2.5 times her annual salary plus bonus and the balance from accelerated vesting of stock options.[16][100] In 2008, Loren Steffy of The Houston Chronicle suggested that the EDS acquisition after Fiorina's tenure was evidence that her failed plan to acquire part of Pricewaterhouse Coopers was justified.[101] According to Fortune magazine, Fiorina collected over US$100 million in compensation during her short tenure at HP.[51]

Its part of the whole package, but not the only thing she has to offer... I like her but personally think there's too many landmines in her past for her to be electable