Presence of IT Receives SAP® APJ Partner Excellence Award 2017 for Cloud Customer Success

Sydney — 22 February 2017 — Presence of IT, a global leader in HR, payroll and workforce management solutions, today announced it is the recipient of an SAP® APJ Partner Excellence Award 2017 for Cloud Customer Success.

The awards, presented at SAP's Field Kick-Off Meeting 2017 in Singapore recognise the top-performing SAP partners in the Asia Pacific and Japan region that have made outstanding contributions to driving customers’ digital transformation. Presence of IT has been – in partnership with SAP – instrumental in helping customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably and run more simply with SAP solutions.

Presence of IT co-CEO Shane Grobler said: “We are honoured to be recognised as a top SAP partner in the APJ region for the third consecutive year. As the cloud and the Human Capital Management (HCM) market continue to grow, so does our business and commitment to our customers. We’ll continue to build on this momentum as more and more companies look to make the most their HR and HCM services through the cloud.”

Presence of IT was selected for the Award from SAP's wide-ranging partner base, and the winning criteria is based on internal SAP sales data. A steering committee composed of regional and global SAP representatives determined winning partners in each category according to numerous criteria such as sales achievement and performance. Awards were presented in a variety of categories, including overall sales, innovation, technology, services and solution-specific areas.

“I am extremely pleased to recognize and congratulate Presence of IT as the recipient of the SAP APJ Partner Excellence Award 2017 for Cloud Customer Success,” said ‎Anthony McMahon, SVP General Business & Channels Asia Pacific & Japan. “Presence of IT is leading the digital transformation for our SME customers, and helping them understand the need to innovate to win in the market. In 2017, we look forward to building on this momentum and jointly enable our customers to thrive and grow.”

Customer retention is crucial to SAP's success and Presence of IT has consistently delivered on their promise to customers, securing the strongest renewal rates in 2016, while delivering continued growth in new business.

Presence of IT received its award during the SAP Field Kick-Off Meeting Singapore, an annual gathering of SAP executives, SAP field employees and partners. It is SAP’s largest yearly sales meeting, intended to gain and exchange information on SAP’s strategy, sales methodology, business growth opportunities and product innovations as well as drive success during the upcoming year.

About Presence of IT

Presence of IT is a global leader in the world’s foremost HR/Payroll and Workforce Management solutions. We provide thought leadership, process improvement, software implementation and support services in human capital management to Australia’s largest private and public sector organisations. Our strength is the excellence of our people and our focus is on our clients. This focus has seen us evolve into a global organisation to better support our clients in their respective markets, the world over. More information at: www.presenceofit.com.au

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