Six Degrees of Randy Mott

摘要

The man whom former Wal-Mart CIO Randy Mott calls his mentor, Bob Martin (Wal-Mart's CIO from 1984 to 1993), says his protege is an "exceptionally bright" and "highly competitive" leader. But smarts and ambition aren't the only ingredients to a successful career, Who you know helps, too.rnWhen Mott joined HP in 2005 (after a stint at Dell), he reunited with an old pal—CEO Mark Hurd. They met when Hurd was selling NCR gear to Mott at Wal-Mart. Mott, meanwhile, claims he has mentored 10 C-level executives across multiple industries within the Fortune 100, some of whom he brought to HP. Here's a sampling of the IT heavyweights who have a connection to Mott.