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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$300.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Infor makes business software better. We've built, acquired, and improved some of the best enterprise solutions in the business. Our solutions: - Have rich, functionality built-in for specific industries and business processes - Are proven in the field - Were built by domain experts that understand our customers' specific requirements. We make these proven solutions even better through continuous innovation, faster implementation programs, expanded global services and support, and more flexible buying options. This approach helps us create a lower total cost of ownership for our customers. Our strategy is working. In a few short years, Infor has become one of the largest providers of business software, with over $2 billion in revenue, 70,000+ customers, and more than 8,000 employees. Better means that Infor drives innovation in its products. We enrich our software with ongoing functional enhancements. We extend customer capabilities by providing more solutions from one vendor that understands our customers' business. We evolve our solutions with new technologies (such as service-oriented architecture-SOA) and improved interoperability with Infor and non-Infor products. Better means providing our customers with global, world-class support. We support our customers with 3,500 product specialists in 35 countries, plus 1,400 technology and sales and service partners. We offer support and training in 20 languages. ...

Chairman & CEO
Jim Schaper
Number of Employees 374
Contact Information

13560 Morris RD Ste 4100

Alpharetta, Georgia 30004

www.formationsy...

1 678 319 8000

NAICS Code Software Reproducing: 334611

News & Analysis

formation systems inc. and product lifecycle - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gregory Corgan President
Ken Walters President, Customer Direct
Brian Rose Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Bruce Gordon Chief Technology Officer
Raghavan Rajaji Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robin Pederson Chief Operating Officer
Glenn Goldberg Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Gregory M Giangiordano Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Kevin Samuelson Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Integration
Marylon McGinnis Senior Vice President, Global Support
Rick Parker Senior Vice President Marketing
Debbie Hawkins Vice President, Hospitality Solutions Group
Ian Finley Vice President
Rory Granros vice president
David Dominik Managing Director, Golden Gate Capital
Prescott Ashe Managing Director, Golden Gate Capital
Leo Bensadon Country Manager, Spain & Portugal
Bruce Gheesling
George Young
Jerry Rulli
Keith Deane
Kevin O'Marah
Xavier Reilly

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jim Schaper Chairman & CEO
Josh Olshansky Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current

Gregory Corgan joins Infor as President, Global Field Operations and Corporate Senior Vice President after 30 years' experience as a leader of top technology companies. He is responsible for worldwide field operations, maintaining and improving Infor's strategic focus and scaling the company. "Infor is in a unique position for future growth. I had discussions with many of our customers, partners and employees at Inforum and I was extremely impressed with how passionate everyone is about our value proposition," Corgan said. In his 24 years at IBM, Corgan held a series of senior management positions including General Manager of Worldwide Solutions, which put him in charge of ERP, supply chain, CRM, and other enterprise solutions, where he achieved an annual sales volume of $3.8 billion. He was part of Chairman Lou Gerstner's senior management team and created IBM's first worldwide ERP solutions unit. Corgan also served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Computer Associates, where he was responsible for $3.6 billion in annual revenue, led a diverse direct and indirect distribution channel, directed the integration of corporate acquisitions, and led a sales organization of more than 5,000 people. Most recently he was Vice President of Sales for Fair Isaac, one of the leaders in credit reporting and the risk software market.

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. President Current
Formation Systems, Inc. President, Global Field Operations and Corporate Senior Vice President Current
Computer Associates, Inc. Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales Former

As President, Customer Direct, Ken Walters has worldwide responsibility for global support, maintenance, inside sales, and the customer advocacy group. A key player at various stages of Infor's history, including serving as President and Chief Operating Officer when revenues rose from $35 million to $800 million, Walters helped shape the company's ongoing focus on customer satisfaction as an important differentiator in the marketplace particularly when it comes to developing and supporting solutions that meet customers' specific business needs. This emphasis on constantly cultivating customer relationships through frequent and valuable interactions now produces an exceptional level of retention and satisfaction among Infor's extensive customer base of over 70,000 companies worldwide.

Organization Position Status
Customer Direct President Current
Formation Systems, Inc. President, Customer Direct Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
Webroomz LLC Senior Vice President of Development Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Manugistics Inc. CFO Former
Manugistics Inc. Executive Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Human Resources Executive Former
American University Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Integration Current
Infor Global Solutions Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acq Current
Management Planning Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions Current
Parallax Capital Partners, LLC Senior Associate Former
Banc of America Securities LLC Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Former
University of California, Berkeley Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Support Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Vice President of Development Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President Marketing Current
Management Planning Senior Vice President Marketing Current
Pbl Inc President and Co-Founder Former
Nistevo Executive Vice President Former
Information Advantage Inc. Vice President of Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Vice President, Hospitality Solutions Group Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Vice President Current
NETSEA Vice President, Marketing Executive Networking Current
Open Market Former
Williams College Computer Science degree Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. vice president Current
The Valspar Corporation Former

David Dominik is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital. He has extensive private equity investment and operational experience, especially in a broad range of technology-related industries. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Dominik spent ten years as a managing director at Bain Capital where he was responsible for managing Information Partners, a specialized fund within Bain Capital that focused on software, information services, and transaction processing companies serving a broad range of end markets. Mr. Dominik also built several scale companies in the semiconductor and electronics industries. Mr. Dominik also served on the investment committee of Brookside, Bain Capital's public equity hedge fund. In addition, Mr. Dominik opened and ran the California office for Bain Capital. Previously, Mr. Dominik was a partner at Zero Stage Capital, an early stage technology venture capital firm where he helped co-found several successful technology ventures. He was an early investor and assistant to the chairman of Genzyme Corporation. He also served as a Consultant at Bain & Company. Mr. Dominik has a J.D. from Harvard Law School (cum laude) and an A.B. from Harvard College (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa).

Organization Position Status
Golden Gate Capital, Inc. Managing Director Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Managing Director, Golden Gate Capital Current
Tdk Corporation Current
Infor Global Solutions Board of Directors Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Attachmate Corporation Board of Directors Current
Teridian Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Current
Bain Capital, LLC Managing Director Former
Zero Stage Capital Co Partner Former
Bain & Company Consultant Former
Bain & Company Consultant Former
Genzyme Corporation chairman Former
Micro Focus International plc Board of Directors Former
Genzyme Corporation Investor Former
Harvard Law School Juris Doctor Degree Former
Harvard College Ab In Social Studies Former
Harvard College A. B. in Social Studies Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Managing Director, Golden Gate Capital Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Country Manager, Spain & Portugal Current

With a strong focus on customer service and field execution, Gheesling brings more than 22 years of experience in the IT industry to Infor, most recently having served as senior vice president and worldwide general manager of Infor's Public Sector group; prior to that, he was senior vice president of Infor's Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) group. Bruce came to Infor from EMC Corporation, where he was vice president of software sales for the Americas. He joined EMC via the acquisition of Legato Systems, where he was instrumental in leading the turnaround effort at Legato Systems Inc. Gheesling graduated Furman University with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Political Science. At Furman, he was a three time AP All American and All Southern Conference football player and later played in the USFL. He was inducted into the Furman University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Kalypso Managing Partner Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Current
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner Former
Kalypso Principal Former
The Ohio State University PhD in Organic Chemistry Former
Rice University MBA in Finance and Strategic Planning Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Current
Inovis, Inc. Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations Former
Echelon Corporation Vice President, Americas Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Current

As chief strategy officer for AMR Research, Kevin O'Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience, and energy to AMR Research's clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain strategy. Kevin launched AMR Research's PLM practice, and is a seminal author on PLM, having been included in over 100 articles defining the application's footprint, business impact, and market dynamics. He has also contributed to the firm's definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. He was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002. Prior to joining AMR Research, Kevin worked on supply chain projects in a variety of industries including telecommunications, semiconductors, and chemicals. As a vice president at Oracle Corporation, Kevin focused on supply chain and product data management strategy. He spent several years with Gemini Consulting, now part of Ernst & Young (GCE&Y), working with manufacturing companies on supply chain and product strategy. He worked with Mercer Consulting in London and Company Assistance Limited in Warsaw earlier in his career. A graduate of Boston College, Oxford University, and Stanford Business School, Kevin frequently speaks at industry events and executive conferences, where he is noted for his dynamic and engaging style. He is a widely published author and has been quoted in numerous business publications including The Financial Times, Fortune, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal.

Organization Position Status
AMR Research Inc. Chief Strategy Officer Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Current
Gemini Consulting Principal Former
Pdma Corporation Former
University of Oxford M.S. in Management Studies Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Boston College B.A. degree in Economics Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Former

Organization Position Status
Formation Systems, Inc. Current
Auburn University Master of Arts degree in Organizational Development Former
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Golden Gate Capital, Inc. Principal Current
Infor Global Solutions Board of Directors Current
Formation Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rightorder, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Former
Bain & Company NA Former
Bain Capital, LLC NA Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
University of Pennsylvania B.A. in Economics and Mathematics Former

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