Mark Hurd
Executive who led NCR, Hewlett-Packard and Oracle
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- 1957 – 2019
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Mark Hurd was an American business executive who ran NCR, led Hewlett-Packard as CEO from 2005 to 2010 and then became co-CEO of Oracle with Safra Catz. He was known for cost-cutting and operational discipline. He died in 2019.
Biography
NCR
Hurd attended Baylor University on a tennis scholarship and joined NCR as a salesman in 1980, rising to CEO in 2003.
Hewlett-Packard
Appointed HP’s CEO in 2005 after Carly Fiorina, he cut costs and HP became the world’s largest technology company by revenue. He resigned in 2010 after an investigation into expenses relating to a contractor.
Oracle
Larry Ellison hired him weeks later as co-president. In 2014 he became co-CEO with Safra Catz.
Death
He took medical leave in September 2019 and died in October 2019, aged 62.
Timeline
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1957
Born in New York City, United States
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1980
Joins NCR
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2003
CEO of NCR
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2005
CEO of HP
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2010
Leaves HP; joins Oracle
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2014
Oracle co-CEO
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2019
Dies
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2019
Died, aged 62
Did you know?
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1
He played college tennis at Baylor.
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2
Larry Ellison criticised HP’s board for forcing him out.
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3
Baylor’s tennis centre is named after him.
Connections
Related people
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Safra Catz
Technology · Israeli-American executive who led Oracle as CEO until 2025
Oracle co-CEO
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Larry Ellison
Technology · Co-founder of Oracle and one of the world’s richest people
Oracle chairman
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Carly Fiorina
Technology · First woman to lead a Fortune 20 company, as CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Predecessor at HP
Also born on 1 January
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Vidya Balan
Film & TV · Hindi film actress known for woman-led films
1979
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Satyendra Nath Bose
Science · Physicist after whom bosons are named
1894
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Joseph Tsai
Sports · Alibaba co-founder and chairman who owns the Brooklyn Nets
1964
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Shou Zi Chew
Technology · Singaporean CEO of TikTok
1983
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Brian Kernighan
Technology · Canadian computer scientist who co-wrote The C Programming Language and co-created AWK
1942
- Colin Huang Technology · Former Google engineer who founded Pinduoduo and Temu’s parent PDD 1980
Frequently asked
Who is Mark Hurd?
Mark Hurd was an American business executive who ran NCR, led Hewlett-Packard as CEO from 2005 to 2010 and then became co-CEO of Oracle with Safra Catz. He was known for cost-cutting and operational discipline. He died in 2019.
When did Mark Hurd die?
Mark Hurd died on 18 October 2019 at the age of 62.
Where is Mark Hurd from?
Mark Hurd was born in New York City, United States.
What is Mark Hurd known for?
Mark Hurd is best known for CEO of NCR, HP (2005–2010) and co-CEO of Oracle (2014–2019).
References
- Mark Hurd — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Mark Hurd — Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Official website. markhurd.com. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Mark Hurd (Q711976) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
- Last updated
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