Woodside, California, Jan 14: Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle and one of the world's wealthiest men, married his fiancé of eight years, novelist Melanie Craft, over the winter holidays. The wedding was the first for Craft, 34, and the fourth for Ellison, 59.
The ceremony, held December 18 at Ellison's 45-acre Japanese-style compound in Woodside, was attended by friends and relatives, including Ellison's best friend, Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs, and Ellison's children. Ellison has a 17-year-old daughter and 21-year-old son from a previous marriage.
Craft is the author of two novels, ‘A Hard-Hearted Man’ and ‘Trust Me’.
Earlier this week, Ellison named the no. 2 software company's longtime chief financial officer Jeff Henley as chairman.
The unexpected appointment was an effort to create more autonomy between Oracle's board and management - a dividing line that has become more important after a series of accounting scandals rocked corporate America.
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