Carol Bartz's mother died when Carol was eight years old.
13 Facts About Carol Bartz
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In high school, Carol Bartz did well in mathematics, and was homecoming queen.
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Carol Bartz has two half brothers and two half sisters all living in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Carol Bartz was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from William Woods University.
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In 1976, Carol Bartz went to work at the manufacturing conglomerate 3M, but left after her request to transfer to the headquarters was denied.
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Carol Bartz moved on to the computer industry, including jobs at Digital Equipment Corporation and Sun Microsystems.
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Carol Bartz stepped down as CEO in 2006, and became the executive chairman of the board.
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Carol Bartz served on several boards of directors, including those of Intel, Cisco Systems, Autodesk, BEA Systems, Network Appliance, and the Foundation for the National Medals of Science.
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The situation was then "exacerbated by a growing sense of secrecy", for which Carol Bartz has a notable reputation.
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Carol Bartz expressed her desire to remain on the Board of Directors.
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However, on September 9,2011, Carol Bartz resigned from the company's Board of Directors.
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Carol Bartz has been a member of eight public company boards in the last 20 years.
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Carol Bartz is married to Bill Marr, a former executive at Data General and Sun Microsystems.