New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Infor announced a planned leadership transition through which Kevin Samuelson, who has served as Infor's CFO, has been named Chief Executive Officer. Charles Phillips, who has served as CEO since 2010, has been named Chairman of Infor's Board of Directors. Samuelson will also join Infor's Board of Directors.

Samuelson is one of the longest tenured executives at Infor, having spent 14 years between M&A and CFO roles. Samuelson was instrumental in driving strategic acquisitions for Infor, helping grow the company from $35 million in annual revenue, to $3 billion, as well as securing enduring investment partners. Samuelson has also been actively involved in a broad array of Infor's operational and sales activities and ...