As a Senior BI Solution Manager in the Global Technology Practice, Gregor is responsible for enabling the presales force in EMEA/AP to sell and position SAS BI products successfully. Furthermore he is supporting the product development by gathering requirements from the field and helps Product Management to prioritize them according to market needs. Both on external conferences and SAS User Forums Gregor speaks on BI topics or unveils the latest innovations in SAS’ BI product portfolio. Gregor has nearly 20 years of experience in IT industry. Before joining SAS in 1998 he worked for Fraunhofer Institute of Experimental Software Engineering and taught mathematics at a private school. He started as a SAS Trainer and was certified as SAS Mentor and SAS Accredited Trainer for more than 20 different courses. In 2005 he took over technical product management for SAS BI products in Germany. With the introduction of SAS Visual Analytics Gregor helped to push this new product into the market as a spearhead of the DACH region. He joined the Global Technology Practice in 2013 and recently returned from a secondment to the UK back to Germany. Besides spending his spare time with his wife and his 3 children, he loves to bike and run.
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