Deloitte Southeast Asia joins forces with Focus IT to scale regional Oracle Practice

HANOI, 1 February 2021 – Deloitte Southeast Asia announced today that Focus IT, a leading Oracle boutique service provider in the Philippines, has joined its consulting arm to boost Deloitte’s market leading capabilities in Oracle On-Premise (EBS) and Cloud implementation across the region. Grace Ogena, founder of Focus IT will join Deloitte as a Consulting Executive Director and her team of 20 professionals based in the Philippines will join the Deloitte Southeast Asia Consulting practice.

Deloitte Southeast Asia Chief Executive Officer, Philip Yuen said: “This addition is a timely and exciting opportunity as we continue to strengthen the foothold of our Oracle practice in Southeast Asia. With this strategic move, Deloitte can further enhance our Oracle Cloud solutions and drive value for clients across the region.”

Deloitte Southeast Asia Consulting Regional Managing Director, Eugene Ho said: “Focus IT’s outstanding credentials and diverse client network, coupled with Deloitte’s extensive service offerings and industry depth, will create unparalleled value in supporting our clients’ transformation journeys. This team hire will enable us to further scale our local Oracle presence in the Philippines and across the region to support enterprises in their Oracle Cloud journey.”

Founder of Focus IT, Grace Ogena added: “As an Oracle Gold Partner, we help clients imagine, deliver and run their futures with valuable cloud solutions. Joining Deloitte, with its depth of industry and global reach, provides our business with an opportunity for exponential growth and positions us well to help clients transform through disruption and innovation.”

Grace brings with her decades of regional experience in Oracle advisory and implementation. She has led and delivered projects to a diverse list of clients in the automotive, consumer products, banking & capital markets and insurance sectors in the Philippines and the region.

The terms of the transaction are confidential.

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