This one is for hawkeye

hawk, This news in today's media shows that HP CEO Hurd broke the law when he shared inside information with a woman

Do you still think the HP board made a mistake in getting rid of him

All the while, simple questions about the shocking episode have remained more or less unanswered, including the precise reasons HP's board and its highly valued CEO parted ways. For three months the prominent actors in this saga have performed a corporate kabuki dance, making cryptic statements, often through proxies, while hiding critical secrets. The account that follows, based on dozens of interviews with various people knowledgeable about the players, sheds light on some of the central characters and mysteries, including this fundamental one: How could HP board members come to believe that Hurd was lying to them—even as Hurd vehemently maintained he was telling the truth? At the end of the day, the peculiar story of the downfall of Mark Hurd at the hands of Jodie Fisher remains a drama about what happens when only two people know all the facts, yet many others act on them—with momentous consequences.

According to the Wall Street Journal story directors where done with Hurd. One director Lucille Salhany of HP was quoted as "He lied to my face and he's lying to you," Ms. Salhany told the other directors, according to people familiar with the meeting. "There's no grounds for trusting him."

How can any board member trust any CEO that lies?