Americas' SAP Users' Group's Interim CEO Accepts Permanent Post.

Bridgette Chambers, Former Chief Executive Officer of Voile Enterprises, Named as Permanent CEO 

CHICAGO -- The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), the world's largest customer-run community of SAP professionals, announced today that Bridgette Chambers, who joined the organization as Interim CEO in June 2009, will assume the role of ASUG CEO on a permanent basis effective immediately.

"ASUG has a rich history of helping SAP customers extend the value of their IT investments and reduce risk in their operations," said Chambers. "I am pleased and honored to have the opportunity to build on that longstanding tradition. Over the last several months, I have been impressed by the commitment of the Board of Directors, staff and ASUG's hundreds of volunteers, and I'm excited about what we can accomplish together in the years ahead."

"We are delighted that Bridgette has accepted the position of permanent CEO," said Abbe Mulders, chairperson of the ASUG Board of Directors. "During her interim appointment, she has done an outstanding job shepherding the organization through a very challenging economic cycle and has created an environment that positions ASUG for continued success. We look forward to her long-term leadership."

"The ability to freely exchange ideas and share common goals has been the hallmark of our strong and successful partnership with ASUG for many years," said Robert Enslin, president, SAP North America. "I look forward to working with Bridgette and the ASUG Board of Directors to continue our focus on helping customers realize value from investments in SAP[R] solutions and thrive in the new reality."

Prior to joining ASUG, Chambers was CEO at Voile Enterprises, a leading management consultancy, where she increased revenues and profitability, and successfully guided the organization through an acquisition. Chambers will remain on the Voile Enterprises Board of Directors. Before joining Voile, Chambers served as vice president of Enterprise Business Solutions at Comsys, where she had world-wide responsibility for the company's Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence and Analytics solution divisions. During her tenure there, she negotiated the first VAR agreement in the history of both Comsys and SAS, the largest independent business intelligence vendor, which opened many untapped markets for both organizations. Chambers also oversaw the growth of an SAP practice that acquired gold partner status from SAP in 2007. Her focus on strategic partners, strategic channels, customer service, and client satisfaction contributed to her division doubling revenue from 2005 to 2007.

About ASUG

The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG(R)) is an independent, volunteer-run organization that facilitates knowledge transfer among the community of SAP customers by providing user-driven educational opportunities, professional networking, and a forum that provides insight and influence to SAP. ASUG maintains a unique position within the SAP community through its: combination of highly-focused education tools; access to subject matter experts and SAP executives; ability to influence SAP products and services; and personal networking opportunities with SAP professionals. As a result, members from organizations of all sizes have access to resources that can solve their SAP-related business problems more efficiently and cost-effectively, realizing a significant return from their membership. (Additional information is available at http://www.asug.com.)

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