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In an effort to close the book on the Mark Hurd saga, HP announced the appointment of Léo Apotheker as the company's eighth President and Chief Executive Officer yesterday. Apotheker will also join HP's Board of Directors.  

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Sierra Wireless announced this afternoon that it is establishing three new business units - M2M Embedded Solutions, Mobile Computing, and Solutions & Services - to sharpen the company's focus on key markets and accelerate profit growth. Here is what Jason Cohenour, Sierra Wirless' president and CEO had to say about the company's announcement: 

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Nokia announced today that as of September 21, Stephon Elop will take over as President and CEO. Mr. Elop is currently the head of Microsoft's business unit. Prior to that, the seasoned Canadian executive held senior positions at a number of US-based public companies, including Jupiter Networks, Adobe Systems and Macromedia. 

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HP has announced that it is suing its ex-CEO, Mark Hurd, for potential leakage of trade secrets to Oracle. The civil complaint was filed in California Superior Court today.   

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On the same day that Mitel reported its financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2011, longtime CEO, Don Smith, announced that he will be leaving his post once Mitel has hired a successor. Smith had this to say about his departure:

"It has been a privilege for me to serve with a great team over the past several years. I will work with the board to ensure a successful transition of leadership at Mitel. The company remains focused on executing against our long-term strategic plan." 

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COM DEV International, a global designer and manufacturer of space hardware systems, announced today that long-time CEO, John Keating, will be leaving his post effective immediately. Keating was appointed chief executive of COM DEV in late-2002 and helped grow company revenues from less than $100 million in fiscal 2003 to more than $240 million in fiscal 2009. 

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