Charles Phillips (businessman)

Charles E. Phillips, Jr.
Born 1959
Occupation CEO, Infor

Charles E. Phillips (born 1959 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is the CEO of Infor, an ERP Software provider located in Alpharetta, GA, and a member of the company's Board of Directors.[1]

Prior to joining Infor, Phillips was, until September 6, 2010, President of Oracle Corporation and a member of the company's Board of Directors.[2] His responsibilities encompassed global field operations.

Prior to joining Oracle, Phillips was a Managing Director with Morgan Stanley where he currently serves as a director. He is also a director at Viacom Corporation, the American Museum of Natural History, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Prior to his career on Wall Street, Phillips was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Phillips holds a BS in Computer Science from the United States Air Force Academy, an MBA from Hampton University, and a JD from New York Law School.[3]

In February 2009, Phillips was appointed as a member to the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide President Barack Obama and his administration with advice and counsel in addressing the Late-2000s recession.

Controversy

In January, 2010, Mr. Phillips appeared in the headlines as a result of a billboard and on-line campaign by YaVaughnie Wilkins, his alleged ex-mistress. While the billboards were taken down after a number of days,[4] the mainstream media had already run the story. As a result, a representative of Mr. Phillips issued a statement quoting him as saying; "I had an 8½-year serious relationship with YaVaughnie Wilkins. My divorce proceedings began in 2008. The relationship with Ms. Wilkins has since ended and we both wish each other well."[4][5] (This coincided with an announcement from the European Union regulatory commission that the long-awaited purchase of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation would be unconditionally approved.[6])

References

  1. ^ Infor Press Release
  2. ^ Charles E. Phillips, Jr.
  3. ^ Academic Biography
  4. ^ a b Kennedy, Helen (2010-01-22). "Billboard with Charles Phillips and mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins yanked from Times Square". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/01/22/2010-01-22_billboard_with_charles_phillips_and_mistress_yavaughnie_wilkins_yanked_from_time.html. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 
  5. ^ May, Patrick (2010-01-22). "Oracle exec's dirty laundry hung up on Times Square". San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14250251. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 
  6. ^ Tait, Nikki (2010-01-21). "Brussels approves $7.4bn Oracle-Sun deal". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90fe4d16-0694-11df-b952-00144feabdc0.html. Retrieved 2010-01-22. 

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