Mark Hurd, HP CEO
Position: 20 Last year: Not ranked
Why? He just reinvented HP
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Mark Hurd assumed the mantle of CEO at HP in 2005, replacing the beleaguered Carly Fiorina. Since then, he has had an uphill struggle to revamp the hardware specialist. But it is a battle the judges feel he has won this year.
In July, HP acquired data centre automation specialist Opsware for $1.6bn, strengthening its position outside the PC market, where it is number one, and moving away from hardware.
This strategy was applauded by the judges, who concluded selling its software was one of HP's traditional failings.
In the words of one judge: "HP was pretending to be an enterprise company and now it really is an enterprise company again."
Hurd has also had to weather a high-level scandal over board-room leaks and phone tapping, culminating in the departure of chairwoman Patricia Dunn.
Hurd had the courage to call the board under which this activity took place "toxic".
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