Mark Hurd

Mark Vincent Hurd (January 1, 1957 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman who was CEO of Oracle Corporation. Prior to that, he was CEO of NCR Corporation until 2005, then served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of Hewlett-Packard until 2010. He also served on the board of directors of Globality and a member of the Technology CEO Council and board of directors of News Corporation until 2010.

Early life and education

Hurd was born in New York City, the son of Teresa A. (Fanoni), a debutante and Ralph Steiner Hurd, a financier. He graduated from The Browning School, in NYC in 1974. In 1979, Hurd graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He received a tennis scholarship to attend Baylor University and was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

Career

NCR (1980–2005)

Hurd spent 25 years at NCR Corporation, culminating in a two-year tenure as chief executive officer and president. He was named president of NCR in 2001 and was given additional responsibilities as chief operating officer (COO) in 2002. He began working for NCR as a junior salesman in San Antonio in 1980 after Rodney Gray hired him and subsequently held a variety of positions in general management, operations, and sales and marketing. He also was head of the company's Teradata data-warehousing division for three years.