When Mark Hurd resigned accidentally from Hewlett - Packard last month he discover an outspoken supporter in the form of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison . It appears now that Hurd may end up work for Ellison , according to a account Saturday in theWall Street Journal .
Hurd is in dialogue with Oracle to take a top executive posture at the society , the Journal reported , citing unnamed sources . It was n’t open what job he might take but it would not be that of the CEO , since Ellison does not plan to leave that side , the account enjoin .
Such a move could make sense for Oracle , which acquired Sun Microsystems earlier this year and has battled to give back its ironware division to a profit . Hurd was known for making HP leaner and more effective and its profit increased sharply under his watch .
TheJournalcautioned that the talks with Hurd could settle through and that it ’s potential no agreement will be reached .
Oracle could not be touch for comment on Sunday and a spokesman for Hurd state he decline to notice .
Hurd give up suddenly from HP on Aug. 6 following a charge of sexual molestation by an out-of-door contractor . An investigation found no violation of its harassment policy but faulted Hurd for neglect to disclose a family relationship with the contractor and for falsified expense reports .
Soon after the resignation , Ellison blasted HP ’s boardfor what he called “ cowardly corporate political correctness . ” In an e - postal service to theNew York Times , he said HP had made “ the worst personnel determination since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago . ”
The report about Hurd and Oracle follow speculation last week thatone of Oracle ’s co - presidents , Charles Phillips , could be close to leaving the company . fiscal psychoanalyst firm Wedge Partners see that Phillips was no longer run Oracle ’s global product groups and say it was a sign his incumbency there could be coming to an end .
Oracle confirmed the change in Phillip ’s duties but read there was no truth to the story that he may be exit the troupe .
