Safra Catz
Safra Catz | |
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צפרא כץ | |
Safra Catz at Oracle CloudWorld 2024 | |
| Born | Safra Ada Catz December 1961 (age 64) Holon, Israel |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, JD) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Executive vice chair of Oracle |
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| Spouse |
Gal Tirosh (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Safra Ada Catz (Hebrew: צפרא עדה כץ; born December 1961) is an Israeli-American business executive. She is the executive vice chair and former CEO of Oracle Corporation. She has been an executive at Oracle since April 1999, and a board member since 2001. In April 2011, she was named co-president and chief financial officer (CFO), reporting to founder Larry Ellison. In September 2014, Oracle announced that Ellison would step down as CEO and that Mark Hurd and Catz had been named as joint CEOs. In September 2019, Catz became the sole CEO after Hurd resigned due to health issues.