Amit Eitan   BSc, MBA, PMP

"I worked with Amit for approx 4 years. I was the CEO and Amit was the head of our EMEA Client Services group, reporting directly to me.

Amit's main goal was to grow the EMEA CS business across existing clients as well as across new clients signed by sales. His organization provided the support necessary for sales to be successful in generating new business.

Amit walked into an existing team situation where the previous leader coexisted in the work environment. This would have been a challenge for anyone but Amit made the transition and gained the people trust without disruption.

Amit is a strong leader, and has built a healthy, positive high performing team, with great understanding of what is required to develop and enable individuals. This was accomplished even though he operated part of the time remotely from his team.

I believe Amit would be a welcome addition to any management team."  September 2009

Andy Michuda, CEO Sopheon
Worked with Amit as his direct manager, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“During his time here Amit created a European client services team where one had not existed before.

This required effort on several fronts, including recruitment of new staff, introduction of formal processes and procedures, development of staff skills and abilities and creation of a team spirit.

My view is that Amit succeeded in all these areas and left behind a coherent and functioning team with a clear identity and established ways of working.”     September 2009

Arif Karimjee    , CFO, Sopheon
A Sopheon Executive Management team peer, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon 

"We worked together at a time when the business required focus and expansion. Amit was very professional, thorough and extremely knowledgeable in his field. With extensive experience, many successes allied with how to make customer engagements work and a loyal team he helped to make a good team an excellent team and to move the business forward."  April  2010

Mike Warner, VP Sales, EMEA, Sopheon
A Sopheon Executive Management team peer, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon 

"I had the pleasure of working with Amit at Brunswick Corporation headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois in the United States.

Amit was the CIO for the European Group responsible for strategic development and operations in the EMEA region. As Director of Global Infrastructure, I worked closely with Amit in developing an IT infrastructure strategy that would support the business strategy that he developed in support of the business requirements of the European Group.

Amit is a highly dedicated and motivated business executive. He has a graceful and charming personality and a terrific sense of humor. Amit had a very good rapport and working relationship with the European Group’s senior management team. He was well liked and respected not only by the senior management team but also by the operations group at the various facilities across Europe.

Additionally, it was obvious that he was highly respected by his staff who were eager to become involved with the strategic direction that he was charting.

The senior management of the various business divisions and the Corporate group in the United States were also favorably impressed with Amit’s business acumen and charismatic personality."    January  2010

Mike Puaca,  Director Global Infrastructure , Brunswick Corporation, U.S. 
Worked with Amit as a peer on the Brunswick Global IT Leadership team, while Amit was CIO EMEA

“We worked with Amit as an Interim Management Service Provider (3W Direct Management Solutions).

We assigned Amit Aitan to one of our Major Clients, Inbev, where he was the Global Program Manager for  the launch of Perfect Draft concept worldwide out of the headquarters of Inbev in Leuven (Belgium).

Amit managed the innovation team and was bridging the R&D with Marketing, Sales & Production. The work was outstanding due to a strict Project Management Methodology and Multicultural People Management Skills.

This project became one of our first success stories and Inbev is still working with 3W to hire the best competences on the Market.”     October  2009

Walter Bauwens, CEO,  3W Direct Management Solutions, Belgium
Worked with Amit as an Interim Management provider, while Amit was an Interim Manager at InBev

"I have known Amit Eitan for close to seven years now. Firstly, in my capacity of VP of Global Innovation and Technology Development for Interbrew (InBev), then, to a lesser extent, as a customer of Sopheon in my current capacity at Campbell's.

Amit was a member of my global team at Interbrew and, as such, he held significant responsibility for some of the most confidentially critical projects we were carrying out at the time in the area of Technology
development.

his deep knowledge of systems, project management tools and skills, coupled with integrity and values, made it for a very interesting combination.

He has proven to be a dedicated, results oriented, multidisciplinary manager who proved to be a catalyst and a facilitator at the same time, enabling the projects under his purview to be executed on
time, on budget and with a high level of satisfaction on the part of all stakeholders.

I have no hesitation to recommend Mr Eitan to any managerial position deemed suitable for his set of skills and competences."    September  2009

Andre de Barros Teixeira, VP Global Innovation, InBev, Belgium
Worked with Amit as a direct client, while Amit was an Interim manager at InBev 

“Amit worked at InBev as project manager and as such has been instrumental in bringing to life the highly complex "PerfectDraft" project: the launch of a home tap device for draft bier - a joint venture between InBev and Philips.

With a great team spirit, he built sound structures and processes to kick start and launch this project with cross functional teams from different companies and suppliers.

It was great working with him."     May 2009

Sylviane Bockourt, Global Innovation Director, InBev, Belgium
Worked with Amit as a direct client, while Amit was an Interim manager at InBev

“When Amit joined Sopheon, he indirectly inherited the Electrolux account to manage from a service perspective.

 The challenges were many, ranging from overseeing multi-partner development complexity to assuring the operational reliability of this pivotal IT application for our Group.

Amit was at all times a true professional and demonstrated a perfect balance of understanding Electrolux needs and representing Sopheon's interests.

He is an extremely pleasant individual to work with in all respects.”     May 2009

Roger Taylor, Elecrolux IT, Sweden
Worked with Amit as a client of Sopheon, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting 

“I have worked with Amit for the past 3 ½ years and regard him as a highly experienced inspirational Leader.

His skills offer a level of depth, knowledge and humour appropriate to his level. He offers great support and guidance to all staff, at all levels with his open and honest policy which is extremely refreshing.

He is approachable whilst displaying great motivational values, leading from the front and setting the bar high across our organization.

Amit maintains a relentless focus on making the right business decisions, whilst always ensuring the welfare of his staff. A very supportive and charismatic leader.

I fully endorse Amit and would be happy to speak as a reference on his behalf”     May 2009

Kamal Rassool    , Sales Director, Sopheon U.K.
Worked with Amit as a colleague, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“Amit was hired, by Sopheon, as Vice President of Client Services for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

He was brought on board to build the client services (CS) team and also to help grow the business in the region.

Using his past experience in building and leading IT and business organizations, he quickly achieved what he was brought on board for.

He leaves behind a solid, highly professional and well functioning CS team. This team, under his leadership, has successfully delivered the Sopheon solution to numerous clients across the EMEA region, at times exceeding client expectations.

I truly enjoyed working with Amit.”     April 2009

Jai Krishnan, Director of Software Development, Sopheon
Worked with Amit as a colleague, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“As a client of Sopheon, I met Amit during Accolade implementation at my company. He facilitated the initial meeting between the two companies, and paved the way for a smooth implementation.

He is a very tough negotiator, but fair. And, even during intense negotiations, he maintains his focus to ensure resolution of every little detail and to make certain that the customer is happy.”     May 2009

Michael Estrella, Bostik Product Innvation Group, U.S.
Worked with Amit as a client of Sopheon, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting

“Working with Amit, while benefitting from his experiences he helped me grow in my professional career.

 Amit was dedicated in building and developing the EMEA Client Services group. I felt very confident in his ability to give strong and competent advise when executing my projects.

His knowledge helped me to better understand viewpoints and other ways of working. I appreciate the two and half years I have worked with Amit and thank him for this.”     May 2009

Dexter Assam, Solutions Architect, Sopheon EMEA Client Services, The Netherlands
Worked with Amit as a direct report, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“Amit has managed to create a team within Sopheon EMEA client services which encompasses both diversity and focus.

Diversity with respect to personalities, background and types of experience and a common focus on supporting sales, delivering client solutions and building up a body of shared knowledge and processes.

Amit always prefers to base his interventions on available evidence and relevant personal experience, supporting a professional style of communication.”     May 2009

Frank Van Ruyssevelt, Business Consultant, Sopheon EMEA Client Services, The Netherlands
Worked with Amit as a direct report, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“Amit played a major role in building a strong, efficient and self-steering client services team at Sopheon.

If I were to summarise the highlights, I'd say:

1) As a manager, I've experienced Amit as fair, straight, honest, precise and quick. He stands for what he believes is right, and will back up his team whenever required. Amit, thanks to his experience, is able to bring structure where it is lacking and his personality allows him to enforce this without eliciting undue counter force.

2) Amit has proven his ability to gain trust and respect from our customers by his fairness and straightforward manner, never losing the customers' needs or our company's best interests from sight and keeping these well-balanced. This, I firmly believe, has been more than just instrumental in our client services organisation's ability to achieve such a high level of customer satisfaction.

3) As a coach, Amit's perspicacity, honesty and straightforward manner have proven invaluable in increasing each team member's ability to perform, not least my own.”     July 2009

Arthur Van Horck, Product Support Manager, Sopheon EMEA Client Services, The Netherlands
Worked with Amit as a direct report, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“Amit is very engaged with his work and his team.

His knowledge and advice about organizational and human processes made him invaluable for the successful delivery of my projects.

Amit is a real coach who made me grow both personally and professionally.”     April 2009

Zahra Manshande    , Business Consultant, Sopheon EMEA Client Services, The Netherlands
Worked with Amit as a direct report, while Amit was VP Client Services & Consulting at Sopheon

“I very much appreciated working for Amit. He always provided me with clear instructions and communication.

Although the context was quite difficult, building a European Shared Service Centre in the Netherlands with team members working all over the place, he was very supportive and provides his team with concrete objectives and strong leadership.”      April 2009

Wilfried Delcambre, EMEA Systems Manager, Rockwell Automation, France
Worked with Amit as a direct report, while Amit was CIO EMEA  at Rockwell ASutomation

“I worked with Amit back in 1997-1998 while he was the CIO - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Rockwell Automation.

I was at the time the managing partner of IMOS, and we worked closely on the Y2K upgrade of one of Rockwell EMEA's business systems - COMET, which IMOS provided support for.

Amit has provided, in his role, strong leadership to the Y2K program, that covered many different business systems, of which he was in charge personally, given its criticality to the business.

Amit has demonstrated great leadership and supplier management skills and deep knowledge and understanding of the business systems domain, and IT in general.

He was a very pleasant and fair partner to work with, not only to us but also to other involved companies and the entire IT team. I enjoyed very much working with him !”     June 2009

Tony Grubenmann, Owner and Managing Director, IMOS AG, Switzerland
Worked with Amit as a service provider, while Amit was CIO EMEA  at Rockwell ASutomation

“I worked closely with Amit on the implementation in Spain of a European ERP solution. Amit brought to the table an excellent combination of leadership skills, technical expertise and realism on what Users wanted/expected/needed. Always kept everyone in the loop and kept track of both the big picture and the details of each departments requirements. It helped that he was clearly at ease dealing with different cultures, Spanish, U.S. ,Belgian and others. We had very fruitful collaboration and it was great working with him.” February 2, 2011

Paul Erice, Logistics Director, Seagram Spain
Worked with Amit as Business Project Leader (Seagram Spain), while Amit was a Senior Project Manager (ERP Solutions) at Seagram