[Ipg-smz] [Ipg-l] Oracle's Mark Hurd passed away

[Ken Hess]

And we were glad when he went out the door.

Thanks,

Ken

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On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:48 PM Christine Hall via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> Oracle. Hurd was ousted as CEO at HP in 2010. Wink, wink.
>
> Christine Hall
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> On 10/18/19 2:31 PM, Dana Blankenhorn via Ipg-l wrote:
> > It's sad, but I'm reminded of Steve Jobs' liver surgery in 2009. Apple
> > didn't talk about it. He was CEO, he was the company, and they didn't
> > talk about it. I didn't like that.
> >
> > I still. don't like it. Hurd is less important a figure, he was only
> > Co-CEO at HP, but this is an event of material significance to the
> > company and the company, apparently, still hasn't talked about it.
> >
> > I don't think that's right.
> >
> > I'm sad for Mr. Hurd and his family, of course. I'm not being a ghoul
> > when I suggest we should have been told. The only clue was about a week
> > ago when I read HP was looking into replacements for him.
> >
> > When you're a public company, there are some things that trump your
> > personal privacy is all. What if I knew Larry Ellison was giong to die
> > next week? I could trade on that, make a lot of money when he passed,
> > selling short, buying them back after things calmed down.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dana Blankenhorn
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> > https://www.kiplinger.com/fronts/archive/bios/index.html?bylineID=631
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 12:06 PM Pam Baker via Ipg-l <ipg-l at netpress.org
> > <mailto:ipg-l at netpress.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Alan is on top of things, as usual!!
> >
> >     Reports are just coming out now, Todd.
> >
> >     Here's one:
> >
> https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/18/former-oracle-co-ceo-mark-hurd-has-passed-away/
> >
> >     On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:49 AM Todd R. Weiss via Ipg-l
> >     <ipg-l at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-l at netpress.org>> wrote:
> >
> >         Hmmm...
> >
> >         Where did you hear this?
> >
> >         I see no reports of this anywhere online.
> >
> >         Thanks,
> >
> >         Todd
> >
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> >         On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:42 AM Alan Zeichick via Ipg-l
> >         <ipg-l at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-l at netpress.org>> wrote:
> >
> >             May he rest in peace; his memory is a blessing.
> >
> >             -A
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