ORACLE: Oracle appoints Frank A. Varasano as Executive Vice President, Oracle Products Industries
OCT 12, 1999, M2 Communications - REDWOOD SHORES, Calif -- Oracle
Corp., the number one choice for e-Business, today announced the
appointment of Frank A. Varasano as Executive Vice President, Oracle
Products Industries.
Varasano, a top executive at Booz * Allen & Hamilton, replaces Peter
Dunning, and in his new role, will lead Oracle's sales and consulting
efforts in Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Chemical, Energy,
High Tech, Process and Retail industries worldwide. "Frank brings to
this position a wealth of experience developed through his work with
the top executives at companies such as Ford, General Electric,
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Daimler Chrysler and others," said
Ray Lane, president and chief operating officer, Oracle Corp. "With
Frank's 26-plus years in this industry, he is an obvious choice for
this role. We're putting the right expertise into the leadership of
this group, and reinforcing our commitment to providing customers with
the solutions and expertise they need to facilitate their success."
Varasano joins Oracle from Booz * Allen & Hamilton, where he held the
role of senior partner, leading the engineering and
manufacturing-intensive industries. During his tenure at Booz * Allen &
Hamilton, Varasano led the strategic repositioning and restructuring of
large companies requiring strong engineering and manufacturing
capabilities in a wide variety of industries. He also has lead the
successful repositioning of large international companies in the face
of severe global competition. "Oracle is in the strongest position in
the software industry to help their clients create new capabilities to
take advantage of the incredible competitive opportunities offered by
the unprecedented pace and magnitude of change driven by the Internet,"
said Varasano. "In my opinion, Oracle's phenomenal track record, the
position and reputation they have already achieved with strong global
companies, and their consistently superior technology capabilities all
point to them as the single best company in the world to help their
clients achieve success going forward. Oracle has the potential to be
the most important company in the world to their clients' future
success, and I believe that the people of Oracle are going to make it
happen."
During his twenty-six year career at Booz * Allen & Hamilton,
Varasano has held a wide range of responsibilities, including leading
the largest Booz * Allen & Hamilton office in New York, leading the
largest practice, the Engineering and Manufacturing Group and leading
the largest and most profitable Booz * Allen & Hamilton region, the
United States. He also has held positions on the Executive Committee
and the Board of Directors, and has received the highest honor at the
firm, the Professional Excellence Award, an unprecedented four times.
Oracle Corporation is the world s leading supplier of software for
information management, and the world s second largest independent
software company. With annual revenues of more than $9.1 billion, the
company offers its database, tools and application products, along with
related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 145
countries around the world. |
