"Carly Fiorina, the embattled leader of Hewlett-Packard, stepped down as chairman and CEO on Wednesday as HP tries to redefine itself for a new era," reports CNet.
"The company's board said the change is effective immediately. Robert Wayman, HP's chief financial officer, has been named interim CEO and has been appointed to the board."
A report in USA Today has a bit more detail.
Comment: HP is the world's second biggest computer company (having absorbed Compaq, DEC, Tandem and Apollo, etc on the way) and the biggest ever run by a woman.
