BACKFIRE by Peter Burrows (John Wiley & Sons) is a fascinating story of the controversial merger between Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Compaq that resulted in one of the most publicised and biggest proxy fight in American corporate governance.
The book evolves around two main characters, Walter Hewlett, who is the son of Bill Hewlett, a family scion and board member of Hewlett-Packard, and Carly Fiorina, the stylish and charismatic CEO who wanted to bring change and new thinking to HP.
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