https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/oracle-grappled-for-months-over-disclosure-of-ceo-hurd-s-illness https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/oracle-grappled-for-months-over-disclosure-of-ceo-hurd-s-illness https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/oracle-gr... >Hurd, one of the company’s two CEOs, is struggling with an illness that has occasionally taken him in and out of the public eye for more than a year, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. Management’s rationale for staying silent until now centered at least in part on the depth of Oracle’s leadership bench, said the people, who requested anonymity discussing an issue the company considers private.Hurd, 62, shares the CEO title with Safra Catz, 57, a well-regarded 20-year company veteran, who previously served as finance chief and still oversees Oracle’s accounting, operations, legal and corporate development.