Meg Whitman: Mike Lynch's conduct during HP's Autonomy takeover was 'completely unnacceptable'

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Whitman claims that Lynch only informed her of impending quarterly revenue shortfalls at Autonomy at 'the eleventh hour'

Former HP CEO Meg Whitman told London's High Court yesterday that the conduct of Mike Lynch was "completely unacceptable" during HP's acquisition of Autonomy in 2011. Whitman added that she regr...

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