Thread regarding Avaya layoffs

@OP worst Patrick Dennis by far, he is ruining Avaya. Please bring in someone new!

Toss up between JC and AM. They both fu---d us badly.

Worst was Jim C because he was a right unt!

@18f agreed 100^

AM without a doubt, the absolute worst of them all.

Don Peterson was probably the most skilled as a CEO, and as a large customer he reached out to me multiple times, but the board wanted to sell at the peak and he couldn't get it don.

Lou D'Ambrosia was the most sales focused, including selling Avay for 8.6B which was way more than it was wort.

After that I only know as far as Chirco who was not CEO when I was there but was clearly incompetent and an a-s kisser.

Always smoke and mirrors, nothing new, no platform milking the base as it shrinks to zero. Wiped out shareholders, wiped out banks, wiped out customers. One of the worst managed companies in the world. Surprising Apollo puts up with this cr-p.

Jury still out on PD, he inherited a train wreck, seems smart & open, but his KK, JC, and to a lesser degree AM, predecessors presided with years of cluelessness.

Don Peterson a much better CEO, he listened & ran a tight fiscal ship, & retained top talent.

Lou D'Ambrosio in my humble opinion #1. Led from the front, embraced top talent in the field & the labs, ran an aggressive global growth oriented shop.

Worst (without a doubt) = Jim Chirico
Best = Charles Giancarlo

Worst - Kevin Kennedy and Patrick Dennis

Every CEO has presided over a Year over Year decline in Annual Revenue. Arguably they have all failed to execute.

I can't believe you even had to ask this question. Who lied to every employee and customer over and over? Who said "Words matter", but proved they don't. Who reneged on every promise he stated in "All Hands" calls and at Engage? Who took the PE buyout and ran? Who continues to lie on their redemption tour? Even the penguins in Antarctica know the answer. Saying he's the "worst" would be an insult to the word itself.