Mark Hurd: From scoundrel to Oracle in 31 days

It has been an eventful month for former HP CEO Mark Hurd. After being ousted at HP in early August, following a sexual harassment investigation, he now finds himself having to slum it as co president at Oracle.

Life is tough at the top.

Here is a timeline of Hurd's eventful 31 days:

07 August  - Hurd forced to resign after a sexual harassment investigation revealed dodgy expense claims.

09 August - Revelations that the sexual harassment claim against Hurd, which was proved false, was made by a 50 year old former soft porn actress.

09 August - The search is on to find a replacement for Hurd.

10 August - Oracle boss Larry Ellison says HP has made a big mistake getting rid of Hurd.

13 August - Hurd and other HP board members face lass action lawsuit.

14 August - News breaks that Hurd could pocket $40m from HP.

06 September - Hurd in talks with Oracle about an executive role.

07 September - Hurd replaces Charles Phillips as co president at Oracle.