While Mr. Owens deserves praise for stepping into a very tough role after the firing of CEO Frank Dunn, we had been increasingly concerned about strategic drift at Nortel, ... In addition, he signally failed to deliver on a promise for greater transparency in financial reporting.
The past CEO deserves a lot of credit for stepping into a difficult role. The simple fact is that Nortel needs a house cleaning and it needs more focus. And from all reports, Mike is the kind of guy to do all of those.
The past CEO deserves a lot of credit for stepping into a difficult role, ... The simple fact is that Nortel needs a house cleaning and it needs more focus. And from all reports, Mike is the kind of guy to do all of those.
Bill was a safe pair of hands, but when it came to dealing with a dynamic market and a bruised company, I think there is just a little bit of lost momentum. He is doing the right thing by stepping down. A lot of lesser men might not have been willing to step down.