BALGOWLAH, NSW, AUSTRALIA, September 18, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- the Client Partner at SAP - Australia, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in providing a global clientele with quality IT services focused on the financial services industry.

Michael Williams became involved in his profession through a natural progression of opportunities stemming from his past success winning complex and large deals across a number of industries. While completing a bachelor's degree in economics from Macquarie University, he began his career as the national marketing executive and state sales manager for Penfolds Wine, a leading Australian wine manufacturer, where he remained for seven years. Transitioning into the world of banking, Mr. Williams secured a position in institutional and corporate banking with the Westpac Bank, the first bank established in Australia.

After serving for more than 11 years in his leadership role at Westpac, Mr. Williams spent more than 12 years with IBM Australia and 3 years with Wipro as a financial services-business and IT large deal lead, during which time he gained extensive hands-on experience in the information technology sector. Mr. Williams devoted much time and effort to building functional business relationships with clients, acquiring new business and working with a diverse range of the company's business, finance and IT teams to promote profitability and success. Through his leadership initiatives, Mr. Williams helped extend numerous existing business opportunities, allowing him to stand out as a source of knowledge upon joining SAP Australia in 2013. Known for its deep industry experience and a 360-degree view of 'business through technology', SAP currently 65,700 people and has 232,000 clients across 130 countries.

As a Client Partner for SAP -Australia, Mr. Williams handles profit and loss accountability and responsibility while building a strong network of business relationships and leading his team with motivational coaching strategies. Dedicated to constantly achieving the company's goal of providing quality IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing, Mr. Williams remains aware of opportunities to implement innovative business strategies that support the delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of IT services. Together, he and Wipro focus on helping clients to create successful and adaptive businesses by adapting internal company procedures to best serve the needs of clients.

Attributing his decades of success to building strong and lasting business and personal relationships, as well as his years of experience as an accomplished institutional banking and IT services executive, Mr. Williams believes the highlights of his career include the establishment of numerous new business opportunities, the launch of a new beverage category in FMCG, his winning of the lead bank role in the Australian government's first airport privatization and his procurement of a number of new IT outsourced clients. In the future, Mr. Williams looks forward to achieving record growth and continuing to grow professionally by capitalising on his experience in managing teams. He also intends to widen the network that has allowed him to become a respected and trusted strategic team leader in his industry.

Mr. Williams is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and in his spare time, he enjoys watching and playing sports, especially rugby union, tennis and golf.

For more information about Michael Williams and SAP -Australia, visit http://www.michael-williams.co and http://www.sap.com/index.epx.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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