BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$300.0M
- Private
- US
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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 SchaperNumber of Employees 374
Contact Information
13560 Morris RD Ste 4100
Alpharetta, Georgia 30004
1 678 319 8000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Software Reproducing: 334611
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Infor buys process-specific PLM vendor, Formation Systems; BEA extends portal line with Plumtree.(ACQUISITIONS)
Adding breadth to its process manufacturing group solution in August with the acquisition of product life cycle management PLM vendor Formation Systems, midmarket enterprise systems vendor Infor set forth on its fourth acquisition of the year, an Adding breadth to its process manufacturing group...
Product development, simplified: cleaning products supplier gets products to market faster using Microsoft-based PLM.(Advertisement)
JohnsonDiversey, Sturtevant, Wis., owes its status as the world's second-largest supplier of commercial cleaning and sanitation products to the expertise of its research & development (R&D) team. But JohnsonDiversey management also knows it JohnsonDiversey, Sturtevant, Wis., owes its status as the world's second-largest...
Formation Systems to Host Webcast on Achieving Higher Profits in the Process Industries with Product Lifecycle Management; Free Webcast Sponsored by Microsoft to Be Held on June 29
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Formation Systems, a leading provider of product development solutions for the food and beverage, home and personal care and specialty chemical industries, announced today it will host a live, informational Webcast featuring leading research firm AMR Research on June 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The Webcast,...
Formation Systems to Host Webcast on Managing Innovation to Deliver Successful New Consumer Products; Free Webcast to Be Held on May 19
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Formation Systems, a leading provider of product development solutions for the food and beverage, specialty chemical and consumer packaged goods industries, announced today it will host a live, informational Webcast on product innovation and development within the consumer packaged goods CPG industry. The Webcast, "Managing Innovation to...
Formation Systems to Present Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Improving New Product Development and Introduction with Microsoft Office 2003
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- E[acute accent]Free Webcast to be Held on April 7
Formation Systems' Optiva Chosen by Jennie-O Turkey Store
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Optiva to Enable World's Largest Turkey Company to Accelerate Product Time to Market and Improve Information Management
Sourcing Analytics: Lowering Material Costs and Ensuring Quality
Optiva Sourcing Analytics gives process manufacturers capabilities to manage material rationalization in a more structured way by automating the business processes to review and identify the best candidates for rationalization; provide risk, business and technical feasibility and effort analysis to support rationalization; route candidates for executive approval, resource commitment and...
Formation Systems to Host Free Webcast on Product Lifecycle Management Featuring Hormel Foods Corporation
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- March 10 Webcast to Address Meeting Multinational Regulatory Requirements, Driving Innovation and Accelerating New Product Development With Product Lifecycle Management PLM Software
Formation Systems to Host Webcast on February 10 Showcasing Food CIO Forum Report, ''Food Industry Product Development Tools and Success''
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Free Seminar to Present Independent Study Results on Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Product Development Automation for the Food Industry
Product Lifecycle Management Provider Formation Systems Announces Record Year of Growth
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- New Global Customers and Helping Process Manufacturers to Achieve International Compliance are Among Notable 2004 Achievements
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 |
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 |
| 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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