Manufacturing Industry
Do you need a COO? Among North American manufacturers, the answer is not clear cut. It literally depends upon each company's situation. But what's with the folks who believe their COO couldn't operate a flashlight, let alone the company?(MANAGEMENT)(Company overview)
Industry Week, March, 2007 by McClenahen, John S.
MARK HURD. IF THERE'S A POSTER BOY FOR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS (COOS), MARK Hurd just might be the one. Sure, he's now chairman, president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. in Palo Alto, Calif. But he proved himself to be a very capable COO at Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corp., and some people believe that Hurd, an experienced COO-type CEO, is just what HP needs to regain its position as a world-class IT market player. Among the believers is Karen Myers.
"He comes straight out of a COO background. That was his title. It's also clear that is his style," emphasizes Myers, COO and CFO of Insight Inc., a Manassas, Va.-based firm providing supply chain solutions and consulting services. "I think he is doing a very good job."
Yet, does every North American...
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