Oracle CEO Mark Hurd has died
California, 19th Oct 2019-- Oracle CEO and former CEO of HP Mark Hurd has died at 62. Oracle confirmed his death on Friday. Hurd was on medical leave from one month, which Oracle announced in September.
During his career, Hurd ran both Oracle and computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard. Hurd joined Oracle as a co-president in 2010 a month after leaving HP. He resigned from HP following accusations of sexual harassment by a female contract worker.
In that pre-#MeToo era, Hurd's departure from HP was a significant Silicon Valley drama. An investigation found while Hurd didn't violate sexual harassment policies, he submitted inaccurate expense reports connected to outings with his accuser.
Hurd said he didn't try to conceal his dinners with the contractor after events she helped ...