Pankaj is the founder of TekLink International, Inc. He has an extensive and very successful consulting and management experience, blending leading edge IT knowledge with more than 20 years of hands-on implementation and program management experience.

He is recognized in entrepreneurial circles for his success in building a niche and focused SAP Business Intelligence (BI) – Professional Service & Products Company. With over 12 years of SAP BI experience, he acts as a trusted advisor in business intelligence for many Fortune 50 companies. He is a detail oriented person and retains deep domain knowledge in BI that is so essential for large enterprise applications. He has been leading TekLink’s impressive growth in the last 10 years.

He enjoys motivating & retaining highly talented professionals, establishing operations in new countries, establishing new lines of business and is happy to be running this business profitably while balancing risk & reward. He builds his team from ground up and believes in creating more growth opportunities and provide platform to succeed.

Prior to founding TekLink in January 2003, Pankaj was a BI Platinum Consultant of SAP America where he received the Circle of Excellence award for the BI Community of Practice in 2001 and the President’s Top Performer award in 1999. He has been working with SAP’s Business Information Warehouse since it was launched, and he has consulted for more than 25 implementations.

Prior to joining SAP America, he had been part of a Software Development Team at Anderson Consulting and worked as a senior analyst at Tata Consulting Services.

Pankaj has a Master of Technology, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from one of India’s top Technology Institute (IIT), a Diploma in Industrial & Business Management and a Bachelor of Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Doug is a Senior Vice President setting the vision and strategy for our sales and marketing teams at TekLink International, Inc. He has more than 18 years of Information Technology and business experience. He has managed sales and accounts, led projects, designed solutions, performed reviews and ultimately ensured customer satisfaction over his consulting career.

Doug was one of the lead developers of the R/3 Consumer Products Solution, spending 4 years abroad at SAP Headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. In addition, he was also one of the original SAP America Platinum consultants, having specialized in Sales and Distribution and helping large multinational companies in their Global Standardization efforts.

A few of his other accomplishments include:

• Management and led the sales team for continuous double-digit growth over the last 10 years.
• Set TekLink’s strategic direction in Advanced Analytics
• Established TekLink’s Advisory Services Practice in 2010
• Led very large (300+ consultants) to small engagements all to successful outcomes.
• Managed 2 of the top 10 ERP Implementations as ranked by Information Week (2005)
• Developed Pricing and Promotions that are in SAP standard ECC.
• Work featured in Gartner Group Case Study on “How Procter & Gamble Runs Its Global Business on SAP”

Prior to joining TekLink in 2008, Doug was the Hitachi Consulting Midwest SAP Practice Lead, growing the SAP Midwest Practice several-fold during his tenure. Prior to Hitachi Consulting, he spent 15 years at SAP America working in many different organizations within SAP including Development, Industry Business Units, Consulting and Sales.

Doug has a Master of Entrepreneurship with honors from University of Maryland- Robert H. Smith School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

As the Co-founder and Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) of TekLink International, Inc., Alka is responsible for all accounting operations globally.

Andreas is a Vice President and Managing Director heading our European operations at TekLink International AG. He has more than 20 years of experience consulting clients in different industries and geographies on business and business intelligence strategies, architecture and managing the delivery of complex projects.

As a recognized thought leader, technology activist and expert in the SAP Business Intelligence space, Andreas is proactively involved in the German Speaking SAP User Group (DSAG), chairing the Business Analytics Platform chapter and co-chairing the Swiss BI & Analytics chapter. He has also chaired the HANA Analytics chapter, was one of the principle drivers behind the DSAG HANA Analytics White Paper and hosted the DSAG SAP Predictive Analytics focused event.

A few of his other accomplishments include:

• A frequent speaker at SAP-related events, written multiple articles, blogs and coauthored “Mastering the SAP Business Information Warehouse “(Wiley,
  2002/2006)
• A member of the initial core SAP Business Warehouse development team at
  SAP in Walldorf, Germany where he built a strong network within the SAP
  organization
• Successfully built and grown several consulting organizations and led large multinational teams in a global delivery model

Prior to joining TekLink in 2014, Andreas headed the European SAP Business
Warehouse/Business Intelligence/HANA Practice for one of the largest international IT Service Providers.

Andreas holds a Diploma in Computer Science with a minor in Business Economics from Technical University Munich and University of Hagen. His thesis on artificial intelligence was focused on Federated Expert Systems in Investment Advisory.

Michael is a Vice President and head of Global Delivery for TekLink International, Inc. Being a former Platinum Consultant with SAP America Inc., he has over 20 years of extensive experience implementing SAP solutions including over 10 years implementing SAP Planning, Reporting and Financial Consolidation Solutions. His diverse background includes experience covering the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Oil-Gas and Retail industries.

Michael is a noted speaker at SAP events such as SAPinsider Financials and BI Conferences, ASUG Chapter meetings and SAP events presenting topics such as “Best Practices When Implementing BPC”, “Global BPC Rollout Lessons Learned”, and “BPC Performance Optimization” to name a few.

A few of his other accomplishments include:

• Bringing real world business experience having worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies as a financial analyst
• Created a planning process that combined the Sales, Finance and Operations forecasts and integrated resulting forecast with ECC and MRP process
• Designed and built an integrated global S&OP process for a $2.5 billion consumer products company
• Led and created BPC-NW v10 Design, Roll Out Plan and Integration Plan for a $6 billion global ingredient manufacturer including Sales, Operations, P&L and Balance Sheet Planning
• Led design and roll-out of global BPC implementation for a $66 billion consumer products company replacing multiple disparate planning tools globally enabling common planning practices and creating a “Single Source of the Truth”

Prior to joining TekLink in 2006, Michael worked as a Platinum consultant in the FI/CO and Business Planning areas for SAP International. Prior to SAP International, he worked in FP&A for both Kimberly-Clark and The Wm. Wrigley Company.

Michael has a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Marquette University.

Manish heads the India Development Center responsible for India operations, delivery and sales efforts at TekLink International, Inc. He has over 19 years of IT consulting and management experience based out of Hyderabad, India.

Recognized for his excellence in multi-shore deliveries and building high performance teams, Manish has delivered more than 700 person years of complex projects and programs for global customers across technology platforms. An ardent quality champion, he has an impeccable record in ensuring on time, within budget and high quality deliverables as well as institutionalizing processes and quality standards. Manish has strong belief that continuous efforts are required to unlock true potential of any individual or team. He excels in building and motivating teams, competency development, recruitment & retention and conflict resolution.

Prior to joining TekLink in 2011, he has performed leadership roles in some of the leading Indian IT organizations. He also brings a rich understanding from past experiences in the insurance, manufacturing, travel and transportation industries having expertise in Supply Chain and Human Capital Management.

Manish holds Masters in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Hari is a Vice President setting a winning strategy and execution roadmap at TekLink International, Inc. He has over 22 years of experience in selling and leading engagements, managing customer relationships and strategic alliances, building & executing IT roadmaps, architecting & developing solutions, mentoring consultants & leaders, building and managing Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) and managing large ERP and analytics programs with a focus on SAP tools and technologies.

Hari manages several of TekLink’s key clients as executive sponsor, trusted advisor and partner; he runs our analytics advisory and trade management solutions (consumer products) competencies; and he is a frequent speaker at national and local SAP focused events such as ASUG, Sapphire, SAP Insider on topics such as Enterprise Data Warehousing, Analytics, Trade Promotion Management on HANA & Customer Business Planning for Consumer Goods, BI COE & Governance.

A few of his other accomplishments include:

• Established relationship with SAP Consumer Industries product teams leading to
  TekLink involvement in SAP CBP product testing and validation
• Led an S/4 HANA-based EDW & Analytics implementation after defining the
  analytics roadmap for a large distributor and supplier of hospitality products and services
• Led world’s first SAP Accelerated Trade Promotion Management on HANA
  project (using plan DSO), for a large CPG company showcased in Sapphire 2015
  Led a large successful SAP BW program at a large CPG client (40+ member
  TekLink team plus Client core team) showcased in Sapphire 2013
• Refining TekLink’s Advisory methodology and utilizing it effectively to help
  several clients define their Analytics strategy, roadmap & business case

Prior to joining TekLink in 2012, Hari was a Principal at Inforte (Business & Decision) where he architected & built analytics solutions and managed client relationship & delivery for large clients such as Nike, Caterpillar Rail (Electromotive Diesel), Grainger, Philips and Kellogg-Keebler. Prior to Inforte, he worked at PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting) and Tata Motors (Sales & Services).

Hari holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University.

Amol is an Associate Vice President leading the Client Services Team at TekLink International, Inc. In his more than 18-year career, Amol has been actively engaged in providing business intelligence (BI) solutions and architecture consulting services. He has driven BI engagements of various sizes to success at multiple companies in the manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), automotive, and telecom industries.

Amol is also a trainer, author and regular speaker on business intelligence. He is recognized for his popular and best-selling books:

• A Practical Guide to SAP BW 7.4 (SAP PRESS)
• Supply Chain Analytics with SAP BW (Tata McGraw-Hill)
• A Practical Guide to SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 (SAP PRESS)
• A Practical Guide to SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 (SAP PRESS)

At TekLink, he has done a wide range of successful BI consulting and solution architecting projects for our Fortune 500 clients. Other accomplishments by Amol include setting up Client Services framework for active account management and establishing the Application Management Services (AMS) Practice in 2011.

Prior to joining TekLink in 2010, Amol led the SAP BI Architecture Council and SAP BI Center of Excellence at other companies he has worked.

Amol has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani (India) and a Bachelor’s Degree from Amravati University (India) with a Gold Medal.

Seth is an Associate Vice President and is one of our leaders for Client Services and Solutions. Seth has a unique background and adds valuable business expertise to TekLink’s team and customers. Seth has over 23 years of business acumen and technology experience including SAP, Oracle/Hyperion, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and mobile application design and development for both Android and Apple iOS. Seth has consulted on SAP Enterprise Performance Management (also known as Business Planning & Consolidations), Business Intelligence, Business Warehouse, Microsoft SQL, Cloud Offerings and Data ETLs from a systems perspective. Further, Seth has a very strong business acumen in the Financial, Supply Chain and Sales Planning arenas covering all aspects of financial planning, budgeting, processes, analysis and sales quota’s/compensation.

Seth spent the first part of his career at Dell and Microsoft running various FP&A planning teams across corporate, manufacturing and in sales finance. He has helped to lead several Planning and Consolidations projects at large technology, Consumer Packaged goods, software companies and many others. Seth also contributed to TekLink’s HR, Capital Spending and Headcount Accelerators.

Additionally, Seth’s consulting background includes experience covering the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Manufacturing, Oil-Gas, Semi-Conductor, Technology, Logistics and Retail industries.

Seth is a noted speaker at events and planning and analytics conferences presenting topics such as “Best Practices When Implementing a planning solution” and “Global Planning Solution Rollout Lessons Learned” to name a few.

A few of his other accomplishments include:

• Led Large utility engagement to deploy SAP BPC software and automated the Rate Run Cycle saving an equivalent of 44 FTE’s worth of effort
• Created a Sales & Operations Planning and Expense Forecast platform for a multi-billion dollar embedded-memory semiconductor
• Led the deployment of business consolidations and finance analytics at a $20+Billion manufacturer
• Led and managed several other medium and large Enterprise Planning and Consolidations projects which yielded significant hard and soft savings
• Managed a significantly sized offshore and onshore Application Managed Services account for a $10 Billion plus logistics company replacing IBM Global Services
• Founded a mobile booking and dispatching platform which was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Brilliant Companies

Seth has an MBA from Baylor University and Accounting Degree from Arizona State University.

Rabina works as Director HR and Talent Acquisition at Teklink International. As a senior HR professional, she has over 12 plus years of experience managing a full spectrum of Human Resource services & functions.