Keith Block
Oracle is no stranger to executive comings and goings, but the departure of Keith Block, executive vice president in charge of Oracle's North American sales operations, seems particularly ugly. Block left Oracle following what some reports held were messages Block wrote criticizing Oracle's management team and its $7.3 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Block was allegedly particularly critical toward Oracle Co-President Mark Hurd.
Oracle stayed relatively mum on the exact circumstances but did confirm Block's departure in a regulatory filing later in the month.
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