Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO Who Led Three Tech Companies, Dies (1)

Mark Hurd, who was chief executive officer of three major technology companies including Oracle Corp., has died. He was 62.

Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chairman, confirmed his passing in an online post.

“It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that I tell everyone here at Oracle that Mark Hurd passed away early this morning,” Ellison wrote. “Mark was my close and irreplaceable friend, and trusted colleague. Oracle has lost a brilliant and beloved leader who personally touched the lives of so many of us during his decade at Oracle.”

Mark Hurd speaks in 2017.

Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

Hurd was co-CEO at ...