ISUG-TECH has appointed William (Bill) Kennedy to the newly-created position of Vice President of Technologies. In this new role, Kennedy will work to ensure that the needs of SAP technologists are being met across the full breadth of the SAP product portfolio by ISUG-TECH.
"It gives me great pleasure to announce this appointment. Rather than the somewhat cosmetic positions created across so many organizations today, this is a real role with a real technical remit and responsibility so I am delighted to be able to herald its arrival," said Anne Walker, ISUG-TECH President. "I have known Bill professionally for many years and the experience he is bringing with him to the board will be a great asset to the organization and its members."
Kennedy brings more than 25 years of software engineering experience to the board, and more than 20 years of experience of designing and implementing database systems. He is an independent consultant specializing in Sybase database technologies, having previously worked for Barclays Global Investors (BGI) where he held the roles of Senior Enterprise Architect and Global Database Development Manager with responsibility for teams in the US, UK and Japan. Before joining BGI Mr Kennedy held various technical, project management and client-facing roles at IBM, as well as business, technical and management roles in the insurance and banking industry.
"In addition to Bill's extensive background in the industry, he has also served as the technical editor of a number of publications and textbooks," noted Mike Harrold, executive director of ISUG-TECH. "We look forward to seeing Bill utilize his previous experience in this new role to chart our technology focus as we move forward.”
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