Charles Phillips Infor Appointment Finally Announced
The business applications community is abuzz following the announcement of Charles Phillips Infor appointment as chief executive officer. He will take the place of long-time CEO Jim Schaper, the man responsible for Infor’s remarkable rise evidenced by its revenue of $2 billion. However, Schaper will not leave the team entirely, as he remains the company’s chairman. The outgoing CEO believes that the company rests in good hands. After all, Phillips has an impressive background which can be traced back to Wall Street.
Phillips first made a name for himself with Morgan Stanley, a well-known global investment bank. He was a very adept managing director who ran the software sector. But Phillips really rose to fame when he served as president and director of Oracle. During his tenure with the company, he oversaw Oracle’s field organization and played a vital role in ensuring revenue growth of roughly 300 percent. In the seven years he spent at Oracle, he led a successful acquisition campaign that saw Oracle gaining accounts such as Hyperion Solutions and BEA Systems. With Charles Phillips, Infor will gain a wealth of experience, strong leadership, and most importantly, high performance.
Upon closing the Charles Phillips Infor appointment, the company quickly set out to their next phase of growth. During the early part of 2011, Infor launched their latest set of next-generation software. Apart from the fact that these wares now have a common user interface, the presence of Phillips during the launch has certainly gotten the attention of customers and competitors alike. So far, everything appears on track for Phillips and Infor.