However, H-P Chairman Ray Lane defended Whitman’s new position, likening her to former President Ronald Regan, reports Matt Jarzemsky for The Wall Street Journal.

“Ronald Reagan was an actor–he was a pretty good president,” Lane remarked. “A leader is a leader. Meg is a leader.”

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