Charles Phillips CEO and Infor – A Match Made by Fate
August 23rd, 2011 by adminCharles Phillips, CEO of Infor, was almost like a gift from the gods when he arrived at the company’s offices late last years as its new Chief Executive Officer. Although the company was already successful in preparing its new slate of enterprise application products for 2011, there was still one problem that was preventing people at Infor to celebrate Christmas and that was the absence of a clear heir to take over the CEO’s throne when Jim Schaper finally steps down and settles with his sole role as Chairman of the Board. Lots of names were being tossed about but all of them had one thing or another that was dislikeable or inappropriate for a young and energetic company like Infor. Then the news broke out about Phillips and Oracle parting ways and Schaper saw it as fate.
Schaper moved heaven and earth to make sure that no other company would be able to snap up the newly unemployed executive. Now, Charles Phillips CEO of Infor, is proving that Schaper did the right choice of hiring him straight away and without considering any other alternative for the position he was vacating. Some industry experts say that this may be because Schaper sees himself in Phillips. After all, the two of them share a lot of similarities and especially when it comes to their single-minded focus during negotiations for mergers and acquisitions. There was never really a company that Schaper or Phillips had wanted and failed to get. With them working together for Infor, one can only imagine what kind of astronomical deals the duo would be able to pull off.
Aside from M&As, however, what people are really watching out for is when Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor, finally and surely steers the company to making a public offering. Although there is a lot of paperwork to complete and lot of red tape to cut through before that kind of event could take place, that event is practically set in stone if it is Phillips making all the moves and setting the wheels in motion. Once Infor does become public, Oracle and SAP better prepare for the greatest challenge in their entire existence.

