MUMBAI: Viacom has announced that Oracle president Charles E. Phillips, Jr has been elected to its board of directors. Phillips will serve on the audit
committee of the Viacom Board.

The election of Phillips brings the total number of Viacom Board members to 14, filling the seat vacated by the death of
David McLaughlin on 25 August..

Viacom chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone added, "We are extremely pleased and honored that Charles Phillips has agreed to join our Board. Charles is an accomplished individual and executive, who had a distinguished career on Wall Street as the top analyst in enterprise software, and now heads one of the premier companies in that industry.

"He is a smart, energetic leader with tremendous strategic skills and business acumen, and he will bring a strong, independent voice to the Viacom Board."

The 45 year old Phillips has spent his career in enterprise software. He joined Oracle last year.