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#MarkHurd, co-CEO di #Oracle, muore a 62 anni

Il co-CEO di Oracle Mark Hurd è morto a 62 anni, ha annunciato la società venerdì.

Hurd era stato in congedo dal colosso del software dal mese scorso per motivi di salute non specificati. 

In precedenza Hurd è stato CEO di Hewlett Packard per cinque anni prima di dimettersi nel 2010 dopo un’indagine sulle molestie sessuali. Un mese dopo, è stato nominato copresidente di Oracle.

Hurd e Safra Catz…

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd passes away

San Francisco, Oct 19 (IANS) Mark Hurd, who until last month was the co-CEO of software giant Oracle, has passed away, the US media reported. He was 62.

Hurd had taken a leave of absence last month to focus on his health.

Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison informed the company staffers that Hurd had died early in the morning.

“Hurd, who was 62 years old, made his name as a strong-willed leader who…

Mark Hurd dead at 62

Mark Hurd, who was chief executive officer of three major technology companies including Oracle Corp., has died at the age of 62.

Patrick Oster for Bloomberg:

Most recently Hurd was co-CEO at Oracle with Safra Catz where he focused on sales, marketing and press and investor relations, while she ran finances and legal matters. Oracle announced on Sept. 11 that Hurd had begun a leave of absence for…

Mark Hurd, the now-former co-CEO of Oracle has died, according to CNBC. Oracle has yet to comment on Hurd's death, and the email that the company sent to employees provides few clues. However, just last month, Hurd announced a medical leave of absence from the company. He was 62.

Prior to his tenure at Oracle, Hurd was the CEO of HP between 2005 and 2010. While he was able to double the company's stock, Hurd's time at HP was ultimately marred by controversy. In August 2010, Hurd resigned over a sexual harassment investigation. Although HP found that he hadn't broken the company's sexual harassment policy, they did ask him to resign over improperly filed expense reports related to the investigation.

If you're longtime Engadget reader, you'll also know Hurd for his role in Palm's demise. Prior to his departure, Hurd oversaw the company's purchase of the mobile trailblazer for $1.2 billion. While hindsight is obviously 20-20, the relationship was rocky from the start. At one point, Hurd told investors HP "didn't buy Palm to be in the smartphone business," and explained that it was instead more interested in the company's IP, including webOS. At the time, Hurd said the company planned to use webOS in all of its internet-connected devices. Almost exactly one year after Hurd's departure, his successor, Léo Apotheker, shut down the division. Notably, HP later sold the Palm trademark to a company owned by China's TCL, which led to one of the most unusual phones to come out last year.

At Oracle, Hurd's time seemed quieter. He started almost immediately with Oracle after leaving HP, probably thanks to his close relationship with then-CEO Larry Ellison. "Oracle has lost a brilliant and beloved leader who personally touched the lives of so many of us during his decade at Oracle," Ellison wrote today in his email to the company's staff.

Source: CNBC

Stagnáló Oracle Eredmény látott napvilágot. Így az eredmény: a várt 9,3 milliárd dolláros árbevétellel szemben 9,2 milliárd dollárt ért el az Oracle a gazdasági első negyedévében, ami stagnálás év/év alapon. Ezen a vártnak megfelelő 0,81 dolláros profitot ért el. A vállalat azt is bejelentette, hogy a két vezérigazgató közül az egyik, Mark Hurd betegség miatt egy időre visszavonul.forrás-erste Eddi…