HP CEO Léo Apotheker didn't even read Autonomy's accounts before acquisition
Apotheker claims he didn't have time to read Autonomy's accounts prior to $11bn acquisition

Leo Apotheker was ousted as HP CEO before the Autonomy deal had even been completed
Léo Apotheker, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard who masterminded the company's acquisition of British software company Autonomy, didn't even read the company's accounts before signing off on the $11 billion...
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