SAP® Executive John Ferraioli Joins Utopia, Inc.
Ferraioli brings vast knowledge and experience in Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS (JULY 14, 2008) — Utopia, a global leader in Enterprise Data Lifecycle Management (EDLM) Solutions, announced today the hiring of John A. Ferraioli as their Senior Vice President of Business Development & Channel Sales. Ferraioli joins Utopia with extensive experience in corporate business development, sales, new product introductions, strategic alliances and business practice acceleration within the PLATFORM Technology and Master Data Management (MDM) field.
Prior to joining Utopia, Ferraioli served as Vice President, NetWeaver Platform & MDM at SAP America, Inc. (the world’s leading provider of business software). During his tenure with SAP, Ferraioli was responsible for business development, deal generation and execution for SAP’s strategic platform business for North America. In addition, he led efforts to establish and launch MDM Solutions and Data Governance initiatives for the SAP community through his work with Americas SAP User Group.
“We are very pleased to welcome John to our management team and look forward to his strong leadership,” said Arvind J. Singh, president & CEO of Utopia. “We are entering a time of tremendous growth and John’s exceptional knowledge of the EDLM business, industry connections and successful track record in building the SAP ecosystem will be very valuable to serving our clients and meeting Utopia’s aggressive growth plans.”
“I look forward to being part of the leadership team of an organization that is on the cutting edge of EDLM solutions,” said Ferraioli. “Data is critical to a company’s success and it is imperative to manage the lifecycle of this invaluable asset from creation to archiving. Utopia’s data solutions can deliver significant operating efficiencies and help maximize ROI throughout a company’s value chain. I look forward to capitalizing on Utopia’s leadership position and tremendous growth potential.”
ABOUT UTOPIA, INC.
Utopia, Inc. is a global consulting and services company providing a full suite of EDLM solutions ranging from strategic roadmap development, implementation to providing ongoing data governance.
Utopia serves customers in a variety of industries with a unique methodology that combines people, process and technology to deliver significant cost savings and improvements in enterprise data quality quickly and efficiently. Learn more at www.utopiainc.com.
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