Lewis Emmett Platt (April 11, 1941 – September 8, 2005) was an American businessman and corporate director, who was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard. (wikipedia)
When people look at the Lew Platt era in the annual report, it's going to look pretty good.
He drew a very bright line for all employees, let everyone know that even minor violations would not be tolerated and when one does that you have to live by that standard.
I just worked hard and did the best I could.
This was a very difficult decision for the board given Harry's strong performance, ... The board felt this was a right and necessary decision, given the circumstances. We have fought hard to restore our reputation.
We felt if details were disclosed it would cause embarrassment to the company,
Harry was really the staunchest supporter of the code of conduct,
