Ralf Meyer

Current

Managing Director at SYNOMIC GmbH

Past

Managing Director at iWay Software
Managing Director EMEA at Actional
Director Product Management at SAP AG

Director Business Unit Imaging & Workflow at SAG Systemhaus
Various Positions at Software AG
System Analyst & Developer at Mc Cann Erickson

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Education

Fachhochschule Mainz
MZSG - Prof.Malik Management Zentrum St.Gallen
Miller Heiman Sales Training

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

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Ralf Meyer’s Summary

We provide i.e. but not limited to:
- corporate development incl. support for venture funding
- IT alliance and partnering consulting i.e. for the SAP ecosystem
- sales support (both direct and channel)
- coaching for teaming with SAP +/or other IT companies & ecosystems
- virtual presence in Walldorf/Germany
- Synomic Partner Incubator
- support for startups in Germany
- interims management

Take a look at our book on "Partnering with SAP" on www.synomic.com/partnerbook or AMAZON ISBN 978-3837060553

Profile:

since 10/2006: „Synomic” in Walldorf/Germany, our mission is to make YOU more successful in your business thru strategic Alliances

2003-2006: Managing Director “iWay Software”, responsible for SAP business worldwide, 20+ SAP certifications, global resell agreement with SAP + responsible for EMEA business & partners incl. BEA, MS, ORACLE etc.

1999-2003: Managing Director “Actional”, startup of business in Europe, responsible for SAP, establishing significant direct & channel business with partners such as: GE, HP, Microsoft, SAP, Siemens etc., Venture Capital e.g. from Hasso Plattner (SAP co-founder), global OEM agreement with SAP.

1996-1999: “SAP AG” Director Product Management for Business Workflow, Documents and Communication, as well as for strategic partners incl. iXOS, Lotus, Microsoft among many others.

1985-1996 : “Software AG” various positions incl. Managing Director Business Unit, Sales, Marketing, Consulting, Development and European Operations
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23+ yrs in IT industry, 13+ yrs partner management, 11+ yrs SAP ecosystem, 5+ yrs supervisory board at German SAP Consulting Company (AG), international business experience in 20 countries incl. USA, EMEA and Japan.

Education incl.: Malik Management Zentrum St.Gallen (MZSG), various SAP Trainings,Miller/Heiman sales methodology, Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) from Fachhochschule Mainz.

Ralf Meyer’s Specialties:

international business, startup Initiatives, strategic partnering, integration of SAP & non-SAP, advisory/supervisory board, corporate development, sales (channel & direct), product management/marketing

Ralf Meyer’s Experience

Managing Director

SYNOMIC GmbH

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

Alliance Consulting
Corporate Development
Business Consulting
Finance
for IT Software Companies
Managing Director

iWay Software

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

October 2003 — September 2006 (3 years)

Global responsibility for SAP partnership incl. resell & OEM business
as well as for iWay European Business incl. partner business with: BEA, Microsoft, Oracle, Software AG among other
Managing Director EMEA

Actional

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

December 1999 — September 2003 (3 years 10 months)

Started European Operations at Actional, a Sillicon Valley startup (with venture capital from NEA & Hasso Plattner = SAP-Co-Founder) specialized in inovative integration (A2A, EAI) & web services (WS, SOA) solutions. Managed to establish partnerships & resell agreements with leading ISVs, SIs & close direct sales with major accounts accross EMEA.
Director Product Management

SAP AG

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

March 1996 — December 1999 (3 years 10 months)

responsible for SAP Business Workflow, SAP Business Documents (incl. SAP ArchiveLink) & SAP Business Communication (incl. SAPphone, SAP Exchange Connector, SAP Outlook integration, SAPoffice, SAP Lotus Domino Connector)
Director Business Unit Imaging & Workflow

SAG Systemhaus

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1993 — March 1996 (3 years 3 months)

responsbible for business unit imaging, document management & workflow management incl. marketing, sales & consulting.
SAG Systemhaus is a Software AG Company.
Various Positions

Software AG

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

October 1985 — December 1992 (7 years 3 months)

Product Marketing Manager ENTIRE Retrieval Products,
Product Manager ENTIRE Retrieval Products,
System Consultant International Operations,
System Consultant German Sales,
System Analyst & Developer

Mc Cann Erickson

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

August 1983 — September 1985 (2 years 2 months)

analysis, design & development of IT systems for media companies based on 4 GL & DBMS technologies

Additional Information

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Ralf Meyer’s Groups:

German SAP User Group (DSAG), International Association for SAP Partner (IA4SP), SAP Alumni Network, SAP Developer Network (SDN), Software AG Netzwerk,