Catherine "Cathie" A. Lesjak was thechief financial officer (CFO) ofHP Inc.[1] She became CFO ofHewlett‑Packard Company on January 1, 2007 and was the interim CEO from August 6, 2010 to November 1, 2010. During her tenure as interim CEO, HP paid a record 325 times EBITDA for 3PAR in a bidding war with Dell Computer. HP also paid 57 times EBITDA for ArcSight Inc.[2] She served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Hewlett-Packard Company since June 2003. Lesjak served as a Director of Neoware Inc. since October 2007. Her salary for 2009 was $589,063.00.
Lesjak completed her bachelor's degree in Biology (Stanford University) and her MBA in Finance (Haas School of Business).Forbes magazine has ranked her 32nd among the world's 100 most powerful women.[3]