posted by admin on Jul 15
For 8 long years, Jim Schaper has held the reins and steered Infor, a top vendor of business applications designed for mid-sized companies. Together with his talented team, Schaper built Infor’s business and transformed it into a $2 billion software heavyweight. Late last year, he announced that he will be stepping aside to make way for a new CEO. Schaper also revealed that as early as June 2010, he had been searching for the proper replacement. A couple of month’s later, long-time Oracle co-president Charles Phillips announced his departure. Within six weeks, the two parties reached an agreement. The headlines read: Charles Phillips Infor new chief executive officer.
Jim Schaper believes that Phillips possesses the qualities of a leader who can take Infor to the next level. In his view, Phillips is a man with a vision. He is very insightful and has a deep understanding of the customers’ needs. He has a diverse skill set, evidenced by his experience on Wall Street. Above all, Phillips has over 20 years of software industry experience under his belt. As Oracle chief, he led a string of successful acquisitions, closing roughly 60 deals since 2003. Now, with the inclusion of Charles Phillips Infor expects to have the same level of success that Oracle enjoyed the past few years.
People at Infor are excited about this development. The entire team is keen on continuing the success that Jim Schaper started—this time with Phillips at the helm. With this kind of support, there’s no telling how high the Charles Phillips Infor team up could go.