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July 5, 2016
New SVP & GM Ray Carlin to Lead Oracle Retail
In this role, Carlin will be responsible for Oracle Retail’s strategy, enablement, development, sales, service, and support. He brings more than 30 years of retail industry experience to this leadership role.
“Oracle Retail is committed to empowering our customers to deliver on their brand promise through high-quality, mission-critical solutions,” said Mike Webster. “I am pleased to appoint Ray Carlin to the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Retail Global Business Unit. He brings a breadth of experience across all facets of the retail value chain and has a proven track record of success in various executive leadership positions across the industry.”
Most recently, Carlin was responsible for the Oracle global hospitality portfolio as the Vice President of Strategy leading product direction, market analysis, alliances, and field enablement.
Previously, Carlin was Vice President and General Manager for the Hewlett Packard Retail Solutions Global Business Unit located in Houston, Texas. While at HP he was responsible for the retail and hospitality industries and was focused on the retail point of sale, mobile commerce, and digital signage markets worldwide. The business achieved significant growth and market share gains during his tenure. Ray joined HP in 2009.
Prior to his role at HP, Carlin was President and Chief Executive Officer of StoreNext Retail Technologies L.L.C., and Executive Vice President of Retalix USA, a leading provider of retail technology solutions for the grocery and convenience retail segments. He launched his career at NCR Corporation, where he held increasingly responsible positions over a span of 20 years including Vice President, U.S. Retail Systems Division; Vice President, Worldwide Industry Marketing, and Senior Vice President, Americas Region. Earlier in his career Ray served in a variety of retail vertical sales, industry marketing, and product management leadership roles.
“Oracle Retail serves a phenomenal community of retailers of all sizes, geographies, and segments. We have an outstanding breadth and depth of capabilities within our solutions and services,” says Carlin. “I am impressed by the quality and domain expertise of the talent within Oracle Retail and I look forward to our continued focus on our customer success.”