Mark V. Hurd

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Who is Mark V. Hurd?

Mark Vincent Hurd (born January 1, 1957) is co-president, director, and board member of Oracle Corporation, and the past chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Hewlett-Packard. At Hewlett-Packard, Hurd succeeded CFO Robert Wayman, who served as interim CEO from February 10, 2005 to March 28, 2005, after former CEO Carly Fiorina was forced by the board to resign. On September 22, 2006, Hurd succeeded Pat Dunn as chairman after she resigned after the pretexting controversy. He then fired as many employees as he could and stole their salaries by calling it his "bonus" and stuffed his pockets. He never got the stock to go beyond $40 a share as he practiced the "Merge-n'Purge" head-fake on the BOD who were busy sucking up to the large share owners ensuring they get their $1.11 a share. None of them cared for the once great diversified company. So, Hurd was forced to resign his positions at HP on August 6, 2010, after the BOD had enough of him so the rattlesnakes started an internal investigation uncovered expense-account irregularities. Hurd graduated in 1979 with a BBA (Bachelor's degree in Business Administration) from Baylor University, which he attended on a tennis scholarship. Hurd spent 25 years at NCR Corporation, culminating in a two-year tenure as chief executive officer and president. His leadership was marked by successful efforts to improve operating efficiency, bolster the product line and build...

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Born
Jan 1, 1957
Flushing
Also known as
  • Mark Hurd
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University
    ( - 1979)
  • Browning School
  • Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School
Employment
  • President and CEO
    (2005/04/01 - 2010/08/06)
  • Chief Executive Officer, NCR Corporation
    (2003 - )
  • Chief Operating Officer, NCR Corporation
    (2002 - )
  • President, NCR Corporation
    (2001 - )
  • Chief Operating Officer, Teradata Division, NCR Corporation
    (2000/07 - 2003/03)
  • Executive Vice President, NCR Corporation
    (2000 - 2001)
  • Senior Vice President, Teradata Solutions Group, NCR Corporation
    (1998 - 2000/06)
  • Vice President, Worldwide Marketing and America's Professional Service Group, NCR Corporation
    (1994 - 1998)
  • NCR Corporation
    (1980 - )
  • ProCurve
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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