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Meg WhitmanOversaw 85,000 HP layoffs during 6-year CEO tenure

From 2011-2018, Whitman oversaw approximately 85,000 layoffs at HP/HPE, roughly 8% of the workforce. Initial announcement in 2012 included 27,000 job cuts. Despite massive layoffs, HP stock underperformed market by 30.7 percentage points during her tenure, earning her 'Most Underachieving CEO' designation.

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Oversaw 85,000 HP layoffs during 6-year CEO tenure

From 2011-2018, Whitman oversaw approximately 85,000 layoffs at HP/HPE, roughly 8% of the workforce. Initial announcement in 2012 included 27,000 job cuts. Despite massive layoffs, HP stock underperformed market by 30.7 percentage points during her tenure, earning her 'Most Underachieving CEO' designation.

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