Mark Hurd
Mark Hurd
Mark Vincent Hurdis co-CEO 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. Hurd resigned his positions at HP on August 6, 2010, following an investigation...
company cost deal efficient forces grow invest time
We have to grow our company, invest and deal with competitive forces at the same time we need to be efficient on the cost side,
partner terms trying
I think you'll see us trying to be more precision-oriented in terms of who we partner with,
aggregate asset customer good job tremendous understanding
For us, we have a tremendous asset in the customer base, ... We haven't done as good a job as I think we can at understanding the aggregate customer business.
results stock
Results have been inconsistent. The stock has been volatile, if not disappointing.
deliver hard stuff work
We've got a lot of stuff to go work on. You may not always like what we say ... but we will work exceedingly hard to deliver on commitments we set.
advantage bring buying channel strategic
We look at the channel as a strategic advantage and not a strategic problem, We need you. We can't get to every buying point. And even when we get to every buying point, we can't bring every solution. We need your help.
aggressive
We're going to go get aggressive in the marketplace. We put a lot into this, and we've got a lot more coming.