Xerox CEO John Visentin dies unexpectedly at age 59 after experiencing complications from an undisclosed “ongoing illness,”

Visentin, who was also the vice chairman, joined Xerox as its CEO in May 2018 after he was nominated by Carl Icahn.

Under Visentin’s administration, Xerox launched a $35 billion hostile seizure bid for Hewlett-Packard, though the company left its course as the pandemic weighed on its business. Icahn held large stakes in both companies. Visentin attended Concordia University located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University. Loyola = Jesuit. Sir George Williams was an English philanthropist, businessman and founder of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).