Businessperson of 2007

Mark Hurd, CEO of world's largest technology company Hewlett-Packard, was on Thursday named as the "Businessperson of the Year" by a leading US magazine, beating 19 other corporate leaders including three Indians -- Lakshmi Mittal, Mukesh Ambani and Ratan Tata.

The 20 contenders for the title, short-listed by the BusinessWeek magazine, also included Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, media baron Rupert Murdoch and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Hurd does not chase public limelight, does not attend high-profile business meets like World Economic Forum in Davos, does not flaunt a personal flair or high-flying style, All his energy seems to be "trained completely on one and only one task: leading Hewlett-Packard," the magazine said.

"The low-key executive, who has quietly cleaned up a mighty mess at the venerable Silicon Valley bellwether, beat out some big names on our list of top managers," it added.

The winner was selected on the basis of responses from the readers as well as its editors, it said.

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