http://www.fiercefinance.com/tags/financial-expertise en http://www.fiercefinance.com/story/citigroup-reaches-out-to...-hp/2008-04-23?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&cmp-id=OTC-RSS-FF0 <p> Hewlett Packard to the rescue? Vikram Pandit, CEO of <a href="http://www.fiercefinance.com/tags/citigroup">Citigroup</a>, is reaching out to HP executives for insight into how to stand firm in the face of investor pressure to spin off key assets. The talk seems to be on IT issues, and how they can stitch various units into something whole. HP, of course, went through something similar when Mark Hurd became CEO. He resisted pressure to spin off the PC-making group. Just as Pandit is under pressure to spin out portions of the Citi empire. So will Hurd, at some point, join the Citigroup board? It's unclear if the two CEOs have met face to face, but clearly, Pandit is not above seeking advice wherever he can get it. </p> <p> For more: <br /> - here's the <em>Financial Times</em> <a href="http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto042120081724530020&amp;page=1">article</a> </p> <p> <strong>Related Articles:</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.fiercesarbox.com/story/also-noted-citigroup-seeks-more-financial-expertise-for-board/2008-04-08">Citigroup seeks more financial expertise for board</a><br /> <a href="http://www.fiercefinance.com/story/bold-move-pandit-rejects-break-up-of-citigroup/2008-04-18">Bold move: Pandit rejects break up of Citigroup</a><br /> <a href="http://www.fiercefinance.com/story/will-restructuring-satisfy-citigroup-critics/2008-04-01">Will restructuring satisfy Citigroup critics?</a> </p> http://www.fiercefinance.com/story/citigroup-reaches-out-to...-hp/2008-04-23#comments advice CEOs Citigroup financial expertise Hewlett Packard investor pressure Mark Hurd restructuring Vikram Pandit Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:59:57 -0400 24167 at http://www.fiercefinance.com