SAP BI - Key Persons
Asad Mahmood presented this session. In this session, Asad will share how important it is to make effective use of information both internally and externally. Asad will share itelligence's experiences when it comes to provisioning information to users and customers alike. itelligence now have modern and immersive BI tools which can help with this challenge but the importance of user adoption and the relevance of information remains a critical concern. The ease of use, collaboration and the ability to extract deeper insights using machine learning techniques has been a key driver for user adoption. itelligence have been working with customers who run SAP landscapes in conjunction with non-SAP systems and in some situations, have no SAP Applications at all. SAP Analytics Cloud supports all of these scenarios and Asad will step through these as part of a SAP Analytics Cloud demonstration.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Community Success Co - Ordinator
Caiti's role within the User Group is to support the planning of our SIGs, Symposiums and Workshops. Caiti also supports member engagement with our existing members with an emphasis on our solution memberships.
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- Marketing Executive
- Member of the User Group Team
Charlotte has an MA in English studies and a keen interest in communications. Delivering the User Group's marketing strategy and media plans, Charlotte has charge of our email marketing, social media management and blogging.
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- Board Member & Public Sector SIG Chair
Cheryl has over 13 years experience implementing, developing and supporting SAP. She is currently Head of Business Service Centre at Gloucestershire County Council where she is responsible for numerous back office services including payroll, AR and AP and of course SAP. Cheryl has co-chaired the Public Sector special interest group for over 7 years and was delighted to be appointed a Director of UKISUG in 2020.
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- Member of the Board
- Director of Customer Service - Europe, Middle East and Africa at Pfizer
Conor is Director of Customer Service - Europe, Middle East and Africa at Pfizer with a focus on Business Process Improvement and Value Realisation using ERP, Analytics and Process Mining. He has over 22 years' experience working with SAP across a number of companies and has managed over 30 implementations in this time. Prior to Pfizer, Conor worked for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Xansa, Elan Pharmaceuticals and National Medical Care. He has been an active member of the User Group since 2010 and is a committee member of the Ireland Special Interest Group.
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- Board Member & Enterprise Architect SIG Co - Chair
Costa has more than 15 years' experience working with SAP systems with vast experience of SAP global implementations, strategic projects, upgrades, infrastructure And licensing. He also implemented E-commerce hosting installation projects working for global organisations like RS-Components and Pentland In leading positions. He has been supporting the SUG for the last 6 years.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Community Development Executive
With a successful career in sales and marketing, Craig joined the User Group in 2022 as one of our community development executives. His role is to support the growth of our vibrant SAP community and is passionate about building long-lasting relationships. Craig enjoys welcoming new members and SAP partners to the User Group, ensuring they enjoy our full support.
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- Chief Executive
- Member of the User Group Team
With over 25 years of proven leadership and business development experience, underpinned by a postgraduate MBA, Craig joined UKISUG as its first employee in 2004. Craig has led the User Group through intense growth and looks forward to providing increased benefits to all parts of the SAP ecosystem as UKISUG looks to drive success for the SAP community, creating unrivalled resources, education and advocacy. Representing the User Group within the SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN), Craig works collaboratively with both SAP Executives and User Groups from around the world at a strategic level, to create added value for SAP customers globally.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Community Success Co - Ordinator
Ellie joined us in early 2019 and brings a range of experience from previous customer services roles. As Admin Support, Ellie's role is focused on supporting our activities, particularly around the planning and co-ordination of our Special Interest Group events, taking place across the UK & Ireland.
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- Board Member & S / 4 HANA SIG Co - Chair
- Co - Chair of Our S / 4 HANA Special Interest Group
Emma is currently Co-Chair of our S/4 HANA Special Interest Group and also helped set up and lead the User Group's Women in SAP initiative. Emma is Head of NIBS Business Process at NATS and leads the community of process owners for NATS Integrated Business System (NIBS) to develop the strategic Roadmap for the corporate ERP. We are delighted for Emma to become part of the Board,as of April 2022.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Community Development Executive
With 16 years' experience in retail and telecommunications, Grosh is one of our community development executives. His role is to support the growth of our vibrant SAP community by welcoming new members and SAP partners to the User Group. Grosh works closely with our success team to ensure all members get value from the wealth of support and resources on offer.
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- General Manager
- Member of the User Group Team
An experienced Manager, with an MSc in Management, Helen has been with the UK & Ireland SAP User Group since 2012. As General Manager, Helen is passionate about promoting the User Group, as the independent SAP Community, for all users of SAP, focussed on helping to understand how both users and organisations can benefit from membership with the User Group, across its core pillars of Learning, Networking, Collaborating and Influencing within the world of SAP.
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- Member of the Board
- IT Director at Warburtons
Ian is currently IT Director at Warburtons and has been since 2015. He leads the IT team and has full responsibility for all information systems implementation, ongoing technology and business process support. Partnering with all heads of function to shape and execute business strategy and technology enablement. We are delighted to welcome Ian onto our Board of Directors, as of April 2022.
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- Board Member & Business One SIG Chair
John is currently the Chair of our Business One SIG. John has been working in IT for more than 20yrs and supporting SAP Business One for the last 10yrs. In that time, he's been involved in taking it from a vanilla Line 50 replacement to one that supports European distribution, warehousing and feeding multiple B2B and B2C websites with up to the minute data. We are delighted for John to join our Board of Directors as of April 2022.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Head of Community Development
With over 20 years of sales and marketing experience, managing people and uniting teams to deliver success, Julie brings with her a wealth of business development experience. Julie started with the User Group in 2022 and, as head of community development, is committed to growing a thriving and engaged User Group in which members receive the very best value from their SAP investment.
Paul has more than 20 years' experience working with and managing SAP solutions. Currently Paul is the Head of Information Systems and a member of the Management Board at Burton's Biscuit Company. Prior to joining Burton's Paul worked for an SAP consultancy and was the Business Systems Director at Northern Foods. He has been an active member of the User Group for over 10 years co-Chairing the ALM Special Interest Group and joined the Board in 2011, in 2017 Paul was appointed Chair of UKISUG.
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- Board Member & Ireland SIG Chair
- Head of IT at Mercury Engineering
- Ireland SIG Chair
Philip is Head of IT at Mercury Engineering, responsible for the full IT portfolio and strategy across the Mercury Group. Philip managed the successful implementation and deployment of SAP in Mercury and his role takes responsibility for supporting and directing the future use of SAP in Mercury. Prior to joining Mercury, Philip worked for Accenture on projects spanning public sector and financial services. Philip became a Director of the UK & Ireland SAP User Group in 2010, served as Chairman from 2013 -2017, and is SIG Chair for Ireland SIG
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- Co - Ordinator
- Finance
- Member of the User Group Team
Phyu joined the User Group in November 2021 and has several years of experience in Finance. Phyu's role, is to oversee all the accounting processes, produces accurate monthly reports & prepare annual budgets ensuring the rise of sales/purchase orders. She will also deal with day-to-day enquiries.
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- Co - Ordinator
- Member of the User Group Team
- Community Success Co - Ordinator
As co-ordinator, Rachael's role is focused on supporting, planning and co-ordinating UKISUG Events, in particular the Webinars. Rachael's main responsibility is making sure that all the event content on the website is up to date and supporting day to day tasks within the office.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Community Success Project Lead
Having worked in customer services for a number of years, Rachel's role within the User Group is to support the planning of SIGs, symposiums and workshops. As well as managing speaker submissions and planning the UKISUG Connect conference, Rachel works on the User Group's ICE initiatives, including Women in SAP and sustainability.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Head of Community Success
With several years experience in customer relations management and a Bachelors of Commerce in Management, Robyn's role within the User Group is to maintain general member engagement with existing members, as well as build relationships with new and prospective members. Part of her responsibilities is helping members to use their membership to its full potential.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- Member Engagement Co - Ordinator
Sarah has worked for the User Group since 2010. Sarah's role is to work with existing members in a timely and efficient manor dealing with their everyday needs and enquires they may have. Sarah also assists and supports the growth of new members to help the User Group grow.
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- Member of the User Group Team
- PA to Chief Executive
Vicky has held various roles within the User Group, over the past sixteen years, which has provided an insight into all areas of the organisation. As PA to the Chief Executive, Vicky also supports the day to day functions of the User Group.