Speaking at a conference Wednesday, H-P's interim CEO, Cathie Lesjak, said H-P's relationship with Oracle has been "strained" by Mr. Hurd's hiring.
To the list of job titles he's held at Apple Computer , which so far include co-founder, special consultant, interim CEO, and now just plain CEO, Steven Jobs can now add software beta-tester.
As for the company, BP can name its recently appointed Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg as interim ceo while the board decides on who ultimately gets the job.
Chief Financial Officer Cathie Lesjak was named interim CEO, just as then-CFO Robert Wyman was named when Carly got the boot.
Earlier this year, E-Trade brought in former Barclays COO Paul Idzik as chief executive, replacing interim CEO Frank Petrilli, the seventh person to take that role since late-2007.
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On Sunday, H-P Chief Financial Officer and interim CEO Cathie Lesjak said the company is "moving through the transition period as quickly as possible" and added that she and other executives had talked to many investors and customers about the situation.
James Cornelius , a board member who was previously chief executive at device maker Guidant and chief financial officer at drugmaker Eli Lilly (nyse: LLY - news - people ), will take over as interim CEO.
Lanty Smith, a long-time board member who is already chairman, is taking over as interim CEO while a board committee searches for a successor.
He has streamlined manufacturing and supply-chain for the organization and, in addition, he has actually had time in the job through interim CEO roles during Jobs several medical absences.
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Over the weekend, the company announced Ross Levinsohn would replace Scott Thompson as Interim CEO and that Dan Loeb and 2 other of his nominees would join the board, with several long-tenured members leaving immediately.
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