By Freya Purnell
The SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN) has elected a new chairman and three new members in the leadership team, during its recent SUGEN meeting in Berlin.
Grahame Reynolds from the SAUG Executive Committee will be representing Australia on the leadership team.
The new chair is William Khalil from SUGMENA (Middle/North Africa), while Stein-Ove Rov, SBN (Norway), and Rob van der Marck, VNSG (Netherlands) also joins the leadership team for the first time. David Ruiz Badia from AUSAPE (Spain) continues his existing term.
On his appointment, Khalil said, “This is a special time in history that we are in Berlin and commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. SUGEN and the new leadership team will look forward for a future strongly supporting its mission with the ambition to grow with new user groups under a strong commitment and engagement.”
Tonnie van der Horst from VNSG stepped down as chair of SUGEN after a four year term.
“We sincerely thank Tonnie van der Horst for his contribution, dedication, and leadership. Tonnie has tremendously devoted volunteer time for this responsibility that had rendered several positive values to SUGEN,” said Khalil.
SUGEN represents 16 independent SAP user groups globally.