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Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62
Hat tip, The Wall Street Journal.
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Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd Dies
Chairman Larry Ellison says ‘Oracle has lost a brilliant and beloved leader’
By Robert Wall and Asa Fitch
Updated Oct. 18, 2019 3:57 pm ET
Oracle Corp. said Mark Hurd, one of its two chief executives officers, died Friday.
Last month Oracle said that Mr. Hurd, 62 years old, was taking a medical leave of absence, removing the technology company’s top executive for sales and strategy at a time of intensifying competition in the business-software market. Oracle didn’t disclose the cause of death and hadn’t said what specific issues the CEO was facing when he took leave.
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Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd Dies
Chairman Larry Ellison says ‘Oracle has lost a brilliant and beloved leader’
By Robert Wall and Asa Fitch
Updated Oct. 18, 2019 3:57 pm ET
Oracle Corp. said Mark Hurd, one of its two chief executives officers, died Friday.
Last month Oracle said that Mr. Hurd, 62 years old, was taking a medical leave of absence, removing the technology company’s top executive for sales and strategy at a time of intensifying competition in the business-software market. Oracle didn’t disclose the cause of death and hadn’t said what specific issues the CEO was facing when he took leave.
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Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62
PUBLISHED 4 HOURS AGOUPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Jordan Novet
@JORDANNOVET
Lauren Feiner
@LAUREN_FEINER
KEY POINTS
--Co-CEO of Oracle Mark Hurd had taken a leave of absence from Oracle last month because of unspecified health reasons.
--Oracle stock had risen about 37% in his five years as CEO.
--Previously he had been CEO of HP during a period rocked by scandals.
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Mark Hurd, co-CEO of Oracle, dies at 62
PUBLISHED 4 HOURS AGOUPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Jordan Novet
@JORDANNOVET
Lauren Feiner
@LAUREN_FEINER
KEY POINTS
--Co-CEO of Oracle Mark Hurd had taken a leave of absence from Oracle last month because of unspecified health reasons.
--Oracle stock had risen about 37% in his five years as CEO.
--Previously he had been CEO of HP during a period rocked by scandals.
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