Mark Hurd

Updated: 11/16/2019 by Computer Hope

Name: Mark Vincent Hurd

Born: January 1, 1957, in Flushing, New York, USA

Computer-related contributions

Co-president, director, and board member of Oracle Corporation.
Past chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Hewlett-Packard (2005-2010).
Under his leadership, HP was the first in the sale of desktop computers for a period beginning in 2007, and laptop computers beginning in 2006.
In 2008, HP also increased its market share in inkjet and laser printers to 46% and 50.5%, respectively.
He predicted that in 2009, HP's sales could drop as much as 5% in the midst of the recession, but instead its profit increased by nearly 6%.