"SAN FRANCISCO — Patricia C. Dunn, who rose from a secretary to lead Barclays Global Investors and then serve as chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard only to have her career eclipsed by her involvement in an attempt to stop boardroom leaks by spying on directors, journalists and employees, died on Sunday at her home in Orinda, Calif. She was 58.
The cause was ovarian cancer, her husband, William Jahnke, said. She had been treated for three types of cancer since 2002.
As its chief executive, Ms. Dunn built Barclays Global Investors into the largest institutional money manager in the country; Fortune magazine ranked her among the most powerful women in business. She was later named the nonexecutive chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard after the firing of Carly Fiorina as chief executive and chairwoman in 2005.
While Ms. Dunn was chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, the company’s board became concerned about leaks of its deliberations to the press. Ms. Dunn authorized a spying operation and put it in the hands of outside investigators, who ran amok. They obtained phone records of board members, employees and journalists who wrote about the company and followed some of them.."
The cause was ovarian cancer, her husband, William Jahnke, said. She had been treated for three types of cancer since 2002.
As its chief executive, Ms. Dunn built Barclays Global Investors into the largest institutional money manager in the country; Fortune magazine ranked her among the most powerful women in business. She was later named the nonexecutive chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard after the firing of Carly Fiorina as chief executive and chairwoman in 2005.
While Ms. Dunn was chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, the company’s board became concerned about leaks of its deliberations to the press. Ms. Dunn authorized a spying operation and put it in the hands of outside investigators, who ran amok. They obtained phone records of board members, employees and journalists who wrote about the company and followed some of them.."
No comments:
Post a Comment