If judged unseemly by some, Livermore's approach almost worked. Insiders say Livermore was the only internal candidate who made the short list. I already have one of the best jobs in the industry,'' she says. She's somewhere in the middle. She never ran a Net business until last November.
Some analysts say that Livermore managed it too cautiously.
That's why her rapid rise has left some of her peers miffed. She never even got a chance to put her stamp on an organization,'' says an HP executive. But Livermore is only now beginning to show what she can do as an executive. Livermore' s drive surfaced early. Despite childhood diabetes, she became a tennis doubles champion and was captain of her high school basketball team.