Deloitte Receives 2016 SAP® Pinnacle Award: SAP S/4HANA Adoption Partner of the Year

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Apr 19, 2016, 06:00 ET

NEW YORK, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte today announced that it has received a 2016 SAP® Pinnacle Award as the SAP S/4HANA Adoption Partner of the Year, which recognizes its outstanding contributions as an SAP Partner. SAP presents these awards annually to the top collaborators that have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with SAP and helping customers run better. Winners and finalists in 19 categories were chosen based on recommendations from the SAP field, customer feedback and performance indicators in the following umbrella categories: Build, Service, and Sell with each category including a Customers' Choice award, which recognizes a customer-nominated SAP Partner.

"This Pinnacle Award recognizes the value that we place on collaborating with SAP to make SAP S/4HANA the premier solutions platform for transforming the enterprise today," said Jan Waals, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and global SAP practice leader. "As our customers continue to see big results from SAP S/4HANA, we look forward to helping more organizations adopt it for their evolving business needs."

Deloitte earned not only distinction as the SAP S/4HANA Adoption Partner of the Year but also a second 2016 SAP Pinnacle Award as the Workforce Partner of the Year. Deloitte also placed as a finalist in a third 2016 SAP Pinnacle Award category, Services Provider of the Year.

The 2016 SAP Pinnacle Award for SAP S/4HANA Adoption Partner of the Year recognizes Deloitte's strength in helping accelerate adoption of the platform, based on co-innovation efforts, market impact, and innovative solutions. For descriptions of the awards, visit: http://www.sap.com/partners/become/partner-program/benefits/pinnacle-awards.html.

"Winning the SAP Pinnacle Award is a tremendous accomplishment," said Rodolpho Cardenuto, president of SAP Global Channels & General Business. "Only 16 companies in our ecosystem of 13,000 partners received this recognition. Deloitte should be very proud of their success."
Kevin Ichhpurani, executive vice president of SAP Strategic Business Development & Global Ecosystem added, "The SAP Pinnacle Award winners represent the very best in our partner community, and we congratulate Deloitte for a well-deserved 2016 SAP Pinnacle Award."

Deloitte is an SAP global services partner and has received multiple awards from SAP. With more than 13,000 practitioners dedicated to SAP solutions in its global network, Deloitte has served more than 7,000 clients, assisting them in their efforts not only to efficiently implement SAP solutions, but equally as important, to realize business value from those investments.

SAP Pinnacle Awards shine a spotlight on SAP's partners' remarkable contributions, acknowledging their dedication to teamwork, innovative approach and capacity to challenge what is possible to help customers achieve their goals. Award winners will be formally recognized at the SAP Global Partner Summit to take place on May 16, in conjunction with SAPPHIRE® NOW, SAP's international customer conference, May 17-19 in Orlando, Florida.

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