Column5 Consulting Enhances Capability in Solution Development

Peter Bull hired as VP of Solution Development to strengthen Column5’s toolkit for support of enterprise performance management.

Phoenix, AZ, January 08, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Column5 Consulting, a global leader in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting, today announced the addition of Peter Bull to the Column5 team as Vice President of Solution Development.

Mr. Bull has more than 20 years of experience in the area of business intelligence and delivery of enterprise software solutions, including hands-on rolls as a CFO. In the course of developing and implementing financial and business intelligence applications for large and mid-sized enterprises in international markets, Mr. Bull pioneered the use of Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) technology to give companies a competitive edge through deeper understanding and control of their businesses.

Prior to joining Column5, Mr. Bull was Group Program Manager for Microsoft Corporation’s SharePoint Business Intelligence Product Team. In that role, he successfully developed and executed the scope and priority for integrating business intelligence into the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 collaboration platform. Mr. Bull also led development of the core feature set for the original release of PerformancePoint Server 2007, including advanced financial management and business intelligence capabilities.

Already a leading provider of EPM consulting services focusing on SAP’s market leading suite of performance management products, Column5’s addition of Mr. Bull emphasizes the company’s commitment to engineer and deliver value-added solutions that extend the SAP platform and solve business problems. “I believe Column5 is in an incredibly unique position to deliver customers a truly integrated EPM solution with the SAP product line. This is a tremendous opportunity and something that will help businesses and organizations advance to the next level of enterprise performance management,” comments Mr. Bull.

“We are excited to have a respected industry leader like Peter Bull on our team,” says David Den Boer, founder of Column5. “Peter is one of the top experts in the world in the development of business intelligence and EPM solutions. Column5 is known for our ability to provide a complete solution for business challenges, above and beyond just implementing software packages. Peter will enable us to take that capability to a whole new level in service of our customers.”

About Column5 Consulting: Column5, one of the fastest growing consulting organizations in the EPM market, is a full service consulting firm that equips finance managers and CFOs to dramatically improve how they plan and manage their businesses. The company is one of SAP’s leading Enterprise Performance Management partners, supporting solutions such as BPC, PCM, SSM, S&OP, and BusinessObjects BI. Column5 consultants have helped more than 350 organizations use these leading EPM tools to develop planning, budgeting, reporting, consolidation, and other management applications. Headquartered outside Phoenix, Arizona, Column5 has presence in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and London. More information is available at www.column5.com or by emailing info@column5.com.

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