Mike Ettling

A CEO, Investor, Builder of world class teams, champion of diversity and continuous learner, Mike continues to build his career in the IT & Software industries & takes pride in his ability to set a strong vision and strategy for a business & establish the purpose to create All-In teams. Currently MIke is CEO of Unit4, in business for people, making cool software to enable people and service companies to achieve their full potential.

Mike was President of SAP Successfactors, a $1bn+ cloud HCM software business based in Silicon Valley with 100 million users and 8,000 customers. Mike was the former Chief Executive for NGA HR, a multimillion global HR and payroll services provider.

Prior to NGA, Mike was VP of Global Business Process Outsourcing for Unisys, where he led the business and delivered cutting-edge technology to blue-chip clients globally. He held various executive roles for Unisys, including managing director for Australia and New Zealand and VP of Outsourcing for Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East, Africa. Mike also previously served as vice president and managing director for Synstar, plc., a private-equity owned European technology business. His extensive career in IT and software also included several senior executive roles at EDS. Mike began his career at KPMG.

Mike’s early career began in his native South Africa. He holds a Masters in Finance from the London Business School, UK, is a graduate of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a member of the SA and English Institutes of Chartered Accountants. He has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, America & Asia.

A Global Thought Leader in the HCM Technology and cloud software industries Mike has a passion for how technology can transform the workplace and empower all people to realize their dreams.