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Publisher & Author · Executive Clarity
Andreas BORN
Executive Technology Leader · Global Engineering · Software Quality
Twenty-five years leading global engineering, software quality and enterprise transformation across five continents. Former SAP Vice President; publisher of the independent SAP publishing platform sapperment.
25+ yearsGlobal technology leadership
5 continentsDE · ZA · US · BR · CH · SG · UK
SAP Vice PresidentCustomer Success & Cloud Transformation
Executive proof points
Leadership that shipped, worldwide
A record built in global engineering organisations, software quality governance and executive customer leadership — for some of the world's largest enterprises.
Global engineering leadership — Enterprise architecture and global template & rollout for Siemens AG; R/2→R/3 consolidation of 250+ productive systems.
Software quality & governance — SAP Vice President, Quality, Governance & Production; oversaw quality programmes for Cloud, Mobile & Sybase.
Silicon Valley engineering — Leadership in SAP's US organisation, including SAP Labs, on innovation and platform quality.
Executive customer leadership — Account P&L and executive sponsorship for Nestlé, Swiss Post, Standard Chartered, PETRONAS, Barclays, Santander, HSBC.
Mission-critical resolution — Closed five multi-million-dollar global escalations (Warner Bros., Sony, Adobe, Intel, Apple).
Independent authority — Publisher of sapperment; four newsletters and the Executive Clarity decision series.
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Executive Career
By employer: Siemens, seventeen SAP years, and the independent chapter — roles and achievements.
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Executive analysis, newsletters and the Executive Clarity series.
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The complete authored and co-authored archive.
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Selected transformation and quality-leadership outcomes.
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The eight decisions behind an SAP transformation
A board-level decision series — from ECC timing to transformation governance.
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Signal, not noise
Four newsletters, 10,000+ subscribers combined.
Professional network: linkedin.com/in/andreasborn Supporting evidence: SAP Labs — I-140 recognition (article) →
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Advisory, board briefings and speaking are arranged independently through sapperment · Executive Clarity, coordinated by Deborah Born — not through Andreas personally. This keeps the platform employer-independent and the engagements properly scoped.