Analyst Profile
Paul Saunders
Sr Director Analyst
4 years at Gartner
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25 years industry experience
United Kingdom
Roles and Responsibilities
Paul Saunders is a Senior Research Director within the Gartner for General Managers team. In this role Mr. Saunders develops thought-leading research and provides strategic advice to the world's leading technology companies. He is Gartner's Vendor Lead Analyst for SAP. He has extensive global leadership experience and expertise in the development and execution of global technology strategies coupled with over 25 years' IT and software development experience.
Paul Saunders's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Tech CEO Insight: How Middle-Aged ERP Vendors Can Live Happily Ever After With Their Customers
24-Jan-2020 -
The Digital University Requires a Fundamental Shift in the Approach to ERP
18-Dec-2018 -
CIOs Must Enable Enterprise Business Capabilities by Adopting a Copernican Shift in ERP Strategy
15-Nov-2019
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to this role, Mr. Saunders was the Chief Technology Officer and IT Director for the University of Dundee in Scotland, where he developed and led a high-performing higher education IT team rated first in Scotland and third in the U.K. He spent 14 years in leadership positions, including CIO, within Textron where he was responsible for multiple ERP programs, platforms, technologies and teams.
Professional Background
Textron, Vice President and CIO, 14 years
University of Dundee, Chief Technology Officer and Director, Information Technology, 4 years
Education
Bachelor's degree (Honors), Performance Arts, Middlesex University, U.K.
Master's degree, Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, U.S.
Languages
English
