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10 Oracle NetSuite partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Oracle NetSuite partnerships leaders have held alliances, channel, partner program and business development roles at NetSuite. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Oracle NetSuite from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Eric Phan
LinkedInExperience: Alliances & Channels Director · NetSuite
Alliances & Channels Director at NetSuite since September 2025, based in Singapore; the profile says Eric Phan works with the alliances and channels country teams to make sure the needs of the business and channel partners are met. Eric was previously Partner Readiness Director (2021–2025) and Sales Enablement Director (2016–2021) at NetSuite.
Ham Patel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Alliances & Business Development · NetSuite
Vice President, Alliances & Business Development at NetSuite since November 2025, based in the UK. Ham Patel was previously COO - Oracle NetSuite EMEA (2022–2025) and Senior Director, Strategy & International Field Operations at NetSuite (2019–2022). The profile cites more than 35 years in the global software industry.
Jackie Joelson (Reiner)
LinkedInExperience: North America Head of Private Equity Partnerships · NetSuite
North America Head of Private Equity Partnerships at NetSuite since March 2023, after Private Equity Partnerships Manager (2020–2023) and Private Equity Practice Lead - Central Region (2018–2020) at NetSuite. The profile describes scaling platform adoption through strategic relationships across private equity, SaaS and capital-backed ecosystems.
Jaiison Jacob
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Strategic Alliances and SI Partnerships, Asia APJ · NetSuite
Director - Global Strategic Alliances and SI Partnerships, Asia APJ at NetSuite (2016–2022), then Head Alliance Ecosystems Asia & Japan at NetSuite since 2022, based in Singapore. Jaiison Jacob was earlier Director Channel & Alliances, Cloud Line of Business Applications, South East Asia at SAP (2013–2016).
Richard Liu
LinkedInExperience: Director, Oracle NetSuite Alliances & Channels -- Hong Kong Taiwan · NetSuite
Director, Oracle NetSuite Alliances & Channels for Hong Kong and Taiwan at NetSuite since April 2022, a role the profile lists at director level, based in Taipei. Richard Liu was previously OEM Sr. Channel Executive - Partner Account Management at Microsoft (2019–2022) and a Sr. Account Executive at Microsoft (2004–2019).
Scott Derksen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Partnerships and Business Development · NetSuite
Vice President Partnerships and Business Development at NetSuite since October 2024. Scott Derksen was previously Sr. Director Business Development & SuiteCloud Evangelist at NetSuite (2016–2024) and Sr. Director Business Development at NetSuite (2014–2016), and was CIO at Iron Solutions (1997–2014).
Sebnem D.
LinkedInExperience: NetSuite Regional Alliance Director | Middle East · NetSuite
NetSuite Regional Alliance Director for the Middle East at NetSuite since 2018, based in Dubai. The profile describes leading alliances for customer success and cloud transformation. Sebnem D. was earlier Country Sales Manager for Oracle Digital Cloud Applications in Turkey (2014–2018) and held regional applications sales roles at Oracle.
Simon Tillotson
LinkedInExperience: NetSuite Alliance Director, EMEA · Oracle
Former NetSuite Alliance Director, EMEA at Oracle (2014–2026), also listed as EMEA Alliance Director and Partner Recruitment and Regional Alliances Director (EMEA) at NetSuite over the same years. The profile describes leading alliance strategy across EMEA and building NetSuite's partner ecosystem there. Simon Tillotson was earlier Deloitte Alliance Manager at Oracle (2007–2014).
Tom Buffo
LinkedInExperience: Director - Partner Alliances, SuiteCloud Developer Network · NetSuite
Former Director - Partner Alliances, SuiteCloud Developer Network at NetSuite (2011–2019), and Director - Global Partner Strategy & Enablement at NetSuite since 2019, where the profile says Tom Buffo evolves and manages the partner enablement program. Tom was earlier Director - Product Management at QAD (2004–2011).
Tony Field
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director (GM) of Channels & Ecosystems (ANZ) · NetSuite
Senior Director (GM) of Channels & Ecosystems (ANZ) at NetSuite since 2020, based in Sydney, after Director Alliances (Japan and Asia Pacific) at NetSuite (2017–2020). The profile lists advisory, associations, alliances, BPO, private equity and solution providers within the role, and Tony Field earlier held partner and alliance roles at Hitachi Vantara.
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Match the person's partner type and region to your question, whether that is systems integrator alliances, regional channel programs, private equity partnerships or software developer partner programs. Check each person's dates and current role, since someone still in the job and someone who has moved on give different views.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an ERP vendor decide which alliance and channel partners to recruit in a new region?
- 02How do partner enablement programs prepare partners to sell and implement the product?
- 03How do alliance teams and direct sales teams work together on deals?
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