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When Charles Phillips Jr. was hired by Oracle in 2003, he was the industry’s leading expert on the commercial software market. As a software analyst of Morgan Stanley, he was known as a number cruncher that can slice and dice a software vendor’s quarterly results. He was named as the No.1 enterprise software analyst by Institutional Investor magazine in numerous times. He was featured on Information’s Week editorial advisory board well before other people took noticed of him. Charles Phillips Oracle strategy worked for the company as he gained the trust of the Oracle user community to snap up on Oracle’s acquisitions like PeopleSoft, Siebel, Hyperion and other companies.

Charles Phillips Oracle stint has earned him the reputation as being the only executive to excel in the IT business. This is because he listens to people and addresses their problems. But when he stepped down as Oracle’s president in September, he was replaced by former HP CEO Mark Hurd. Charles Phillips, meanwhile, has been named as the new CEO of Infor, a company that makes business software for midmarket companies. He has brought with him 20 years of leadership experience in the software industry. Most notable of which is his experience in leading Oracle’s field organization and overseeing 300 percent of revenue growth during his seven-year tenure with the firm. As he played a key role in Oracle’s successful acquisition strategy, this will benefit Infor in the long run.