Carly Fiorina joins Cybertrust

BOSTON: Carly Fiorina, dismissed in February as CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., has joined the board of privately held Cybertrust Inc.

Cybertrust, an information security company whose clients include the world's biggest banks, securities firms and drug manufacturers, announced Fiorina's appointment on Thursday.

As Hewlett-Packard's CEO from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was widely recognized as one of the most powerful women in corporate America. She's among only a handful of female CEOs who have run Fortune 500 companies.

Fiorina, 51, was dismissed from Hewlett-Packard in an unusually public firing, taking the heat for disappointing results from the company's May 2002 acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp.

A spokeswoman for Cybertrust declined to discuss Fiorina's compensation. In 2004, her Hewlett-Packard compensation package included nearly $3 million in salary and cash bonus payment.