The Top 100 recognises the individuals who
contribute the most to the Microsoft Dynamics channel.
1
Kirill Tatarinov
Kirill
runs the Microsoft Dynamics channel, his vision has seen Microsoft
Dynamics grow to challenge SAP and Oracle, Kirill is responsible for
turning Dynamics into a force on a global scale. He oversees the
Microsoft Dynamics business, with responsibility for sales and marketing,
R&D and operations. Kirill has
been with Microsoft since 2002, and his development experience from his
previous 15 year career in IT seems him respected by CEO's and
engineers. He is a inspiring speaker with his key note speeches at
Convergence as are his karaoke performances.
2009 Position 2
2
Doug Kennedy
Doug
joined Microsoft Corp. in March 2008 as vice president of the Microsoft
Dynamics Partners team. In this role, Kennedy is responsible for
managing the overall business relationship between Microsoft and
Microsoft Dynamics partners. Before joining Microsoft, Kennedy worked
for Oracle for 17 years, holding various positions within Alliances and
Channels.
2009 Position 3
3
Adam Warby
Adam
Warby joined Avanade at its inception in April 2000, and as one of the
founding members was instrumental in building the company and shaping
its culture. He has significant experience managing and growing
Avanade’s business operations, having served as General Manager and
Senior Vice President for the company’s North American and European
operations during his tenure. As Executive Vice President he has also
led Avanade’s worldwide sales and marketing teams, and set the vision
and direction for Avanade solutions. Creating the first partnership
between Microsoft and Accenture he has created a true tier one ERP
company focused on helping Global 2000 customers optimize existing and
future Microsoft investments within their heterogeneous IT environment.
2009
Position 8
4
Thomas Olofsson
Thomas
successfully built WM Data to be the highest valued Danish based VAR
when it was bought out by Logica. Thomas has proved to be such an
inspirational leader and so valued in the community that he was
installed as the Group Practice Director for Logica and under his
leadership Logica have become the first Microsoft Partner to install in
50 countries.
2009 Position 9
5
Mike Gillis
Mike
is revered for the way in which he built Iteration2. It gained not only
critical and technological praise, but was also one of the most
successful VARs in terms of revenue generation. Mike was able to agree a
buy out of Iteration2 by Hitachi and start a new Microsoft Dynamics VAR
and develop the Field Service Industry Solution for Microsoft Dynamics
AX. Mike through Hitachi has been able to form the largest partner
channel in North America, Latin America and Europe.
2009 Position
5
6
Preben Damgaard
Preben
has the reputation as a pioneer, he was responsible for the development
of Danmax, Concord and it was Preben who had ensured that by 2000 there
were more than 74 000 customers across the globe and it was Preben that
turned Damgaard into a business that Microsoft valued at $1.2bn the
father of AX he now continues to be a substantial investor in the ERP
space in Denmark and he still has that Midas touch.
2009 Position
1
7
Klaus Holse Andersen
Klaus
was named area vice president of Western Europe and Microsoft corporate
vice president in May 2009. He is responsible for overseeing sales,
management and operations across 14 countries in the region. His
elevation is not seen as a surprise to those who have followed his
Microsoft career, from when he was made the general manager for Microsoft
Denmark in 2001, Klaus continued his ascent through the Microsoft ranks
by becoming EMEA Vice President in 2003 and then in 2007 taking over as
corporate Vice President of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) sales
and operations and general manager for Microsoft Development Center
Copenhagen, Microsoft's largest development centre in Europe.
2009
Position 4
8
Terry Petrzelka
Terry
Petrzelka began building Tectura from a management buy-out from Scitor
Enterprises in 2001. Since starting the Microsoft ERP reseller, Terry
has managed an aggressive M&A
strategy to grow the organization to one of the largest resellers in the
world. He is responsible for the development and strategic direction of
Tectura. He sets the vision and values for this privately owned global
services company. He also drives the overall global sales leadership. He
has developed Tectura to become the force of the global presence that
they are today.
2009 Position 14
9
Jesper Balser
Jesper
founded Navision in 1985 and served as the company's CEO for 18 years.
During that time Navison grew to become a leading worldwide ERP software
provider for small and midsized businesses. Jesper took Navision public
in 1999 and continued to lead the company until it was acquired by
Microsoft in 2002. Jesper was responsible for continuing the Danish and European importance having seen more than 86% of revenues in
Navision coming from Europe, Jesper made sure that the Vedbaek complex
remain at the heart of the newly formed Microsoft Business Solutions,
ensuring the European influence on Microsoft Dynamics to this day. After
the acquisition he served as Head of Global Strategy at Microsoft
Business Solutions before finally cutting direct ties with Microsoft. He
continues to successfully invest in the ERP space in Europe.
2009
Position 7
10
Doug Burgum
Doug
was the founder and CEO of Great Plains who continued to have success
when on finally joining Microsoft, just 20 years after first having the
chance, he led Microsoft’s acquisition of Navision. By 2000 Doug had
ensured that the company founded by mortgaging a farm had more than 2200
direct employees and turnover in excess of $200million, making the
Microsoft buy out both inevitable and expensive. The two companies
combined to create Microsoft Business Solutions. He left Microsoft to
set up his own seed funding company Arthur Ventures where he continues
to invest in Information Technology, Life Sciences, and Clean
Technology.
2009 Position 18
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