Events
Annual planning meetingFiorina informed several
directors talked to press.
All denied on phone call.Article in Wall Street Journal
Inside informationCall with board
Results of outside counsel investigation:
Believed at least 3 board members
responsible- only Tom Perkins named-
he admitted to being a second sourceBoard meeting:
Fiorina: fired (chairman & CFO)
Dunn: new chairman
Wayman: interim CEO
To investigate Wayman referred
Dunn to HP's chief of global security
who referred her to Ron DeLia at Security Outsourcing Solutions (SOS)Delivery of preliminary findings-
from SOS to Dunn
Source of leak not found.
Dunn hoped investigation
effected membersDunn had DeLia
begin investigation
"Project Kona"Annual 3 day
Strategic planning
meetingDunn receives email of major leak:
Article on CNET with inside information
from meeting; Dunn forwarded email to boardHunsaker assembled team
to investigate (KONA II)Jan 30-Feb 1: Surveillance of Keyworth,
Keyworth's wife, & Dawn Kawamoto (CNET journalist)
Nothing turned upHP: Examined internal phone and internet records; Nothing turned up
SOS: obtained private phone logs
Hunsaker (HP): emailed to ensure methods were "above board"Team sent Kawamoto a
message pretending to
be a board member
with inside information.
Kawamoto replied to call.Team briefed Dunn "considering all investigation efforts"Dunn encouraged teams effortsDeLia's team had obtained more than 240 telephone, cell phone, and fax recordsDeLia informed group that logs showed several calls from Kawamoto to KeyworthHP investigator contacted two superiors stating his concerns on legality
and to cease DeLia's methods for obtaining phone recordsHunsaker gave investigation report and evidence pointed to Keyworth II.Hurd (CEO) spoke with Keyworth and gave him
several chances to come forward but he did not.Keyworth notified of findings- his reply "Why didn't you
just ask me?" Meeting: board voted 6 to 3 asking for
his resignation- he refused. Perkins resignedPerkins wrote board saying he had proof
his phone records were hacked illegallyNewsweek ran cover story about
HP's methods
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