Tagetik opens for business in Australia

Peter Dinham
Thursday, 01 December 2011 02:41

IT People - People

Global enterprise software provider, Tagetik, has opened a new Australian operation and established a team to run the business. Launch of the Australian business expands the company's global reach as it continues rapid growth internationally, providing performance management, governance, risk & compliance and business intelligence software solutions.

Heading the new operation and based in Sydney is Geoff Noble, a veteran of the corporate performance management industry in Australia. As Country Manager, Noble will report directly to Tagetik's Chief Operating Officer, Manuel Vellutini, and will be responsible for the development of the Tagetik brand, products and partnerships within the Australian market.

Tagetik also announced the appointment of Brendan Aspery, as Consulting Manager at Tagetik Australia.

According to Noble, Australia is a very mature market for corporate performance management software with 'highly sophisticated needs.'

'Customers are ready for a new generation product and we chose Tagetik for its exciting vision, strong unified product and a reputation for high customer satisfaction. We will be bringing Tagetik to Australian customers directly and through partnerships with leading consulting companies and 'boutique' performance management specialists.' Noble said.

Noble and Asprey worked together with large organisations including Lion Nathan, Macquarie Bank, Boral, Nufarm, Sony, and Mirvac, and Asprey said 'our goal has always been to simplify the complex in budgeting and financial consolidation processes and the Tagetik software embodies that perfectly. The built-in functionality in a single product will help us and our partners bring a whole new level of capability, reliability and governance to Australian customers.'

Tagetik chief operating officer, Manuel Vellutini, said the company was consolidating its global scope in the European and North-American markets all while 'starting to expand market presence eastwards in Asia and Australia.'

'Our selected channel distributors are giving us the right scalability to implement the software worldwide, seamlessly supporting customers anywhere they do business. And Tagetik's brand-new Australian operation will bring a deep, tremendous expertise in Finance and Performance Management allowing us to serve customers with the best solutions, implementations and support services as well as improve our network skills with specialized competences and product enhancements,' Vellutini said.