💰businessPROTuesday, March 31, 2026·via DigitalDefynd

HP Booted Its CEO for $20K and Paid Him $40M for the Trauma

$20,000 in sketchy expenses got Mark Hurd “forced to resign” from HP and somehow he left with a $40,000,000 severance like he was a wounded veteran of the Copier Wars.

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