A CEO, Investor, Builder of world class teams, champion of diversity and continuous learner, Mike continues to build his career in the IT and Software industries. Mike takes pride in his ability to set a strong vision and strategy for a business and establish the purpose to create All-In teams.
Previously Mike was the President of SAP Successfactors, a $1billion+ 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 vice president of Global Business Process Outsourcing for Unisys, where he led the business and delivered cutting-edge technology to blue-chip clients across the globe. He held various executive roles for Unisys, including managing director for Australia and New Zealand and Vice President 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 South African and English Institutes of Chartered Accountants. He has lived and worked in Africa,Europe, America and 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.
PeopleDoc is on a mission to make the difficult job of HR easier. The PeopleDoc HR Service Delivery platform helps HR teams more easily answer employee requests on demand, automate employee processes, and manage compliance across multiple locations.
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SAP SuccessFactors President Mike Ettling Says HCM & Finance Must Work Together. With only two levers – people and money – to manage a business, CEO’s must coordinate them as smoothly as driving a stick shift car.
Hear Mike’s startling story about growing up under apartheid in South Africa and his unique insights about Cloud customer service needing to be like HR outsourcing.
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