Título: Carly Fiorina
Seção: AT&T and Lucent
Background: Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (nee Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and political figure, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP). She subsequently served as Chair of the philanthropic organization Good360. Fiorina ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2010 and the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. As Chief Executive Officer of HP from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Top-20 company as ranked by Fortune Magazine.

Conteúdo: In 1980, Fiorina joined AT&T as a management trainee, selling telephone services to big federal agencies. In 1990, she became the company's first female officer as senior vice president overseeing the company's hardware and systems division, eventually heading its North American operations. In 1995, Fiorina led corporate operations for Lucent Technologies, Inc., a spin-off from AT&T of its Western Electric and Bell Labs divisions into a new company. In that capacity, she reported to Lucent chief executive Henry B. Schacht. She played a key role in planning and implementing the 1996 initial public offering of a successful stock and company launch strategy. The spin-off became one of the most successful IPOs in U.S. history, raising US$3 billion. Later in 1996, Fiorina was appointed president of Lucent's consumer products sector. In 1997, she was named group president for Lucent's US$19 billion global service-provider business, overseeing marketing and sales for the company's largest customer segment. That year, Fiorina chaired a US$2.5 billion joint venture between Lucent's consumer communications and Royal Philips Electronics, under the name Philips Consumer Communications (PCC). In the edition of October 12, 1998, of Fortune magazine, Fiorina was named "The Most Powerful Woman in American Business". Lucent added 22,000 jobs and revenues grew from US$19 billion to US$38 billion and the company's market share increased in every region for every product. According to Fortune ma

user: what was her role at AT&T?

assistant: In 1980, Fiorina joined AT&T as a management trainee, selling telephone services to big federal agencies.

user: Did she rise in the company?

assistant: In 1990, she became the company's first female officer as senior vice president overseeing the company's hardware and systems division,

user: What role did she play ine Lucent?

assistant: In 1995, Fiorina led corporate operations for Lucent Technologies, Inc.,

user: Did the company thrive?

assistant: The spin-off became one of the most successful IPOs in U.S. history, raising US$3 billion.

user: Did the company go under?

assistant: company's market share increased in every region for every product.

user: How did the merge go?

assistant: Fiorina chaired a US$2.5 billion joint venture between Lucent's consumer communications and Royal Philips Electronics, under the name Philips Consumer Communications

user: Did the merge effect ATT?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: In the edition of October 12, 1998, of Fortune magazine, Fiorina was named "The Most Powerful Woman in American Business".