apsolut appoints Markus Hassek as Director of Global Alliances
New responsibilities for long-term SAP Partner Manager
apsolut Group, leading SAP partner in Procurement, is proud to announce that it has been able to appoint Markus Hassek, its long-term Partner Manager at SAP, as Director of Global Alliances. Hassek will bring comprehensive expertise and a wide business network to drive the expansion and standardisation of apsolut’s international partner ecosystem, a prerequisite for growth and innovation.
Fit for evolving market demands
By intensifying partner management, apsolut wishes to prepare itself for the increasing market demands and the strategy of SAP, which with RISE, GROW and Business AI, has embarked upon pioneering paths for AI-enabled cloud ERP use. As a SAP Gold Partner and multiple “SAP Ariba Partner of the Year” award-winner, apsolut has enjoyed a lengthy and successful collaboration with SAP. At the same time, the SAP consultancy is striving to bolster its collaboration with other important partners. The aim is to continuously expand the range of services and products offered and to be able to offer innovative solutions that boost customer satisfaction and improve economic success.
Choosing number one
With Markus Hassek, apsolut has appointed an IT professional with decades of experience in the software industry to the newly created position of Director of Global Alliances. These decades include more than 20 years in various management positions at SAP, where from 2019 he was SAP Partner Manager, being responsible for tasks including the development and innovation partnership with apsolut. “I have chosen apsolut because this SAP consultancy is the uncontested number one in the Procurement segment,” explains Markus Hassek. “No other SAP partner has yet been able to garner as many customer references in such a short amount of time. The number of SAP awards that apsolut has received is no coincidence.”
Valuable impulses for partner ecosystem
Thomas Herbst, Managing Director and founder of the apsolut Group, is delighted to have Markus Hassek on board, someone considered a true expert and with whom the company has a long-standing relationship of trust: “A sustainable SAP Partner ecosystem is one of the key pillars for our continued expansion and that contributes to our success story. I am confident that Markus will provide valuable impulses to our global partner activities and build an exemplary network of strategic consulting partners and best-in-class software providers for our SAP portfolio.”