Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO Who Led Three Tech Companies, Dies
- Led NCR, HP before joining Oracle as co-CEO with Safra Catz
- He played a key role in pivoting Oracle to cloud computing
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Mark Hurd, who was chief executive officer of three major technology companies including Oracle Corp., has died. He was 62.
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 unspecified health-related reasons and that Catz and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison would assume his responsibilities during his leave. The company didn’t disclose a cause of death Friday.