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Ullrich Loefller
Country Manager

IDC New Zealand

Ullrich Loeffler is the Country Manager for IDC New Zealand. Prior to moving into this position, Ullrich spent 3 years in IDC's software team across Australia and New Zealand, where he provided ongoing analysis on software trends in the South Pacific Region.

Most recently, Ullrich held the role of Program Manager Software where he was responsible for the management, coordination and further development of the software research programs across Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Ullrich took over the Program Manager role for the New Zealand Services business in 2008.

In his current position of Country Manager, Ullrich is responsible for the overall business management and the ongoing development of consulting engagements, strategic analysis, product development and business planning advisory services to IDC clients across the full range of ICT platforms.

During his time at IDC, Ullrich has been a regular speaker at IDC and industry events across Australia and New Zealand and he is frequently quoted in IT and trade publications throughout the Asia/Pacific region.

Prior to joining IDC, Ullrich worked in project management for sales and marketing for several international companies in Germany and New Zealand. He holds a masters degree in Business/Economics with majors in Industrial Economics, Industrial Management and Marketing.


  Angelo Koulos
Project Director, Finance Transformation and Integration
Westpac Banking Corporation

Angelo Koulos joined Westpac from St George Bank as part of the merger process in 2008. He has more than 15 years experience within financial services in senior finance, operations and project roles. He also has had experience in tertiary education, recruitment services and has been a regular presenter and contributor at leading conferences and business forums.

Angelo is currently responsible for the enterprise deployment of a Finance Datamart, which is being leveraged to produce business intelligence and reporting across the Westpac business. He is also managing the roll-out of planning and forecasting processes and models, to enable strategic and management decision-making across the business, and the redesign of regulatory reporting using Cognos products.


  David Merchant
Sales Manager, Business Analytics
IBM


David Merchant manages a team of sellers across ANZ within the IBM Software Group focusing on Business Analytics. He has been with Cognos (acquired by IBM in January 2008) for over nine years with a variety of roles across sales, channel management and marketing. He has been involved in the area of Business Intelligence and Performance Management for over 12 years and during that time has worked with many of Australia’s leading organisations, both as customers and business partners.

Mr Merchant has over 25 years experience in the IT industry, both in the UK and Australia. He has held sales positions with SAS Institute, Silicon Graphics, Hewlett Packard and Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Merchant holds a degree in Marine Engineering.

 

 


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