Controlling Conference Speakers

John Jordan is founder and principle consultant at ERP Corp, which provides expert SAP consulting and training services. He is considered one of the leading experts in the SAP Controlling component by clients and peers. You can reach John at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Connect with John on LinkedIn...

Rogerio Faleiros is an independent SAP controlling consultant implementing controlling solutions in the food processing, chemical, construction and agribusiness industries since 2005. Rogerio works with IFRS and integration with CO-PC minimizing the impact of changes in SAP in the United States, Brazil, and Germany. Rogerio has an MBA in IT and provides training for new consultants in Brazil. Rogerio is the author of Configuring Controlling in SAP ERP  and Introducing the Material Ledger in SAP S/4 HANA (2018). You can reach Rogerio at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or LinkedIn.

Rohana Gunawardena is a highly experienced SAP Financials and Order-to-Cash consultant who has been working with SAP since 1992, focusing on the FI/CO modules with emphasis on complex data conversions, business segment reporting, cross-module integration to FI/CO, sales cycle accounting & A/R. Rohana is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a graduate of The University of Manchester. You may reach him via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Tom King recently retired from Milliken and Company, a leading manufacturer of specialty textiles, floor covering, and chemicals based in Spartanburg, South Carolina with global manufacturing facilities, where he was a Senior Business Analyst. He has more than 30 years of experience at Milliken in manufacturing and product costing. From 2007 until retirement in late 2018, Tom was the lead CO analyst on the SAP FI/CO team involved with the SAP implementation worldwide. He has written three books about the SAP Controlling module: Practical Guide to SAP® CO Templates, SAP® S/4HANA Product Cost Planning Configuration and Master Data, and SAP® S/4HANA Product Cost Planning – Costing with Quantity Structure.

Kent Bettisworth has over 30 years of experience creating new organizations as well as implementing and managing information systems. Since 1993 Kent has consulted for Fortune 1000 corporations across all industries and is well-regarded for his business and technical expertise in SAP Project System, Fixed Assets, and Investment Management modules. Kent has 15+ years of active leadership with Americas SAP User Group (ASUG) educating members and influencing SAP products. Find out more: www.bettisworthassociates.com.

Ashish Sampat is a qualified finance and costing professional with more than two decades of industry experience in the SAP Finance and Controlling space. Ashish has been an SAP consultant for most of his career with various consulting organizations and now works as an independent SAP FI/CO consultant. He has provided solutions in several areas of SAP Controlling including product costing, material ledger, and cost center accounting to global clients in consumer packed goods, life sciences, and industrial sectors. Born and educated in India, Ashish now lives in suburban Chicago. Ashish is the author of three books: First Steps in SAP Controlling; Expert Tips to Unleash the Full Potential of SAP Controlling; and SAP S/4HANA Delta for CO Configuration. Ashish is the recipient of 2017 Controlling Community Award.

Anand Seetharaju is an SAP financial and management accounting certified consultant, and tax certified consultant, a CPA and CMA with over 25+ years of hands-on experience in financial/managerial/tax accounting applications. He specializes in SAP finance transformation projects include central finance, central payments, credit, collections, and dispute management, cash operations, margin analysis, project systems, revenue accounting and reporting, contract accounting, capital asset management and leasing/flexible real estate management. His expertise also includes in global tax and legal reporting, tax compliance software Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE and Vertex integrating with ERP systems and statutory reporting with SAP document and reporting compliance.

Marjorie Wright is an independent SAP consultant, author, speaker, and the founder of Simply FI-CO, LLC: a boutique SAP consulting and training company specializing in SAP Finance and Controlling. She holds SAP certifications in Financial Accounting and Management Accounting for both ERP and S/4HANA. Her published works include the SAP S/4HANA Management Accounting Certification Guide Application Associate Exam and Credit Management in S/4HANA.

Tara Hushbeck is a business leader with 9+ years of SAP experience. Her time in different Fortune 100 organizations was spent transforming product costing and leading cross-functional teams through SAP design and implementation of enterprise data integrity strategies.

Gerald Steele Gerald supported the SAP Project System and PPM communities for over 20 years as the SAP point of contact for various Project System communities until 2018. He has presented to SAP audiences, including Eventful Events, Sapphire/ASUG Annual Conferences, ASUG Community Conferences, and the annual SAP Controlling Conference in San Diego.

Hasan Andac Gueler, PhD is a Principal Consultant in SAP Controlling and the owner of the consulting company HAG Management Consulting located in Germany. The company helps clients in Europe and North America design their target processes and implement them into S/4HANA.

Sigrid Kok is a Principal Solutions Engineer at Precisely, residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to her position at Precisely, she worked for SAP and IBM in their SAP practice. She has been in technical sales for over 20 years and has experience in product management and IT as well.

Yoon Chung With over 15 years in the SAP industry, Yoon has helped organizations overcome complex data process challenges and digital transformation journeys. Prior to joining Precisely (formerly Winshuttle), Yoon was responsible for supporting SAP FI-CO and delivering solutions in a global manufacturing and operations environment. As a former customer, he managed the Precisely Automate deployment for North America and helped build solutions across the supply chain. With a passion to help users and optimize processes, he aims to help you discover a different approach in managing your SAP data.

Alejandra Gonzalez is an independent SAP ML consultant, co-creator of the ML Top-down values analysis app in S/4HANA. She holds a master’s degree in international business, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She assists SAP ML implementations.

Jerson Hurtado is an independent SAP ML consultant since 1992, speaker, and the founder of Esah, Inc: a boutique SAP consulting and training company specializing in SAP Controlling. He has assisted more than 50 clients in the controlling space, and he is co-creator of the ML Top-down values analysis app in S/4HANA.

Matthew Smith As President and Chief Executive Officer of 3C Software, Matthew sets the strategic direction of the organization. With over 30 years of progressively responsible experience with 3C Software, Matthew has been actively involved in all areas of the business including professional services, sales and marketing, support, and strategic planning.

Mark Pockl has over 20 years’ experience in Integration, Reporting and Business Process. He has a strong technical proficiency in SAP ECC and S/4HANA, Business Process Improvement, Financial Analytic software systems and ERP system implementations. He utilizes his excellent interpersonal skills working closely with C-level management to ensure successful business partner relationships.

Richard Russmann is the Senior Principal SAP Analyst at Top Golf Callaway Brands with 25+ year ERP (SAP) Senior Business Application solution provider in financial, product costing, inventory, manufacturing and management reporting / data analytics designs /implementations.

Paul Ovigele is the founder of the consulting platform, ERPfixers. He has worked as an ERP financials consultant since 1997 in both North America and Europe, specializing in implementing the Financial Accounting and Controlling modules along with their integrated areas for companies in industries such as consumer goods, chemicals, logistics, pharmaceuticals, apparel and entertainment.

Janet Salmon is the chief product owner for management accounting at SAP SE and has accompanied many developments to the controlling components of SAP ERP Financials as both a product and a solution manager. She regularly works with key customers and user groups in the United States and Germany to understand their controlling challenges and requirements. Her role is to design and implement innovative controlling solutions with SAP’s development teams in Germany and China.

Anurag Barua is currently an Executive Advisor in the Customer Success group in SAP America. He is a versatile SAP professional and leader having spent the last 22 years in the SAP eco-system in a career of 27 years in the software industry. He has served/led/enabled 50+ clients across multiple industries in their SAP journeys with a focus on Financials, Logistics, GRC, data, reporting & analytics & SAP technologies. He has a BS in Computer Science, MBA in Finance & is a recognized thought leader in the SAP space. You may contact Anurag via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Carsten Hilker is the former global solution manager for Central Finance. He was the emcee and host of the annual SAP Financial Excellence Forum, an annual event for SAP customers to network and interact with domain experts and thought leaders in finance and management accounting.

Vanda Reis, Associate Partner TruQua, an IBM Company, Vanda is an Associate Partner at TruQua/IBM, leading SAP finance transformation solutions for key clients, and is the IBM Champion of Management Accounting. Vanda acted for more than 15 years as a product costing consultant and trusted advisor of major SAP implementations globally. She is the author of the Actual Costing with the Material Ledger in SAP ERP (SAP PRESS) and an important contributor to the SAP community through her articles in SAPinsider, where she serves as the content expert on Material Ledger. Vanda has a degree in computer science and a master's degree in Managing information technology. She recently completed a Chief Digital Officer certification at Carnegie Mellon University.

Dirk Lonser is 20+ years experience in delivering and managing SAP transformations Trusted Advisor and Engagement Leader for SAP implementations Extensive knowledge with decentralized SAP and non-SAP landscapes Industry experience: High Tech, Manufacturing, Retail, Automotive

Maitrang Nguyen is a motivational Leader with 23 years of SAP experience Previously with SCM Accelerators, Cirrus Logic, HP, PWC Mai Trang has served as both program manager and solution architect for many global implementation projects With strong SAP expertise in both Finance and Manufacturing Manufacturing, Semiconductor, High Tech, and Oil & Gas

Richard Frykberg has been assisting organizations with the successful adoption of SAP Financial and Controlling solutions for over 25 years. He is the CEO and founder of IQX Business Solutions, an SAP partner specialized in delivering Capital Management solutions to organizations globally. Richard is both a Chartered Accountant (SA) and Certified Management Accountant (CIMA, UK).

Lino Messerschmidt started his career as a Business Processes Consultant for SAP Product Lifecycle Costing and has held several lead roles for global projects. Lino is presently the new Product Manager for SAP Product Lifecycle Costing globally.

Maria Simpson is a Senior Solutions Engineer for Winshuttle products at Precisely. Maria has been passionately sharing her Winshuttle product knowledge for over a decade and her 14 years of SAP expertise allows her to connect proficiently with fellow SAP users. She aims to help everyone enjoy the benefits that SAP provides through Winshuttle automation.

Massimo Ciotola is a Senior Director within the Finance & Risk Center of Excellence team at SAP, and recognized thought-leader on driving successful Finance Transformation initiatives. Massimo spends his time working with customers to help them transform the Finance function with a modern finance platform utilizing advanced finance technology solutions and business process optimization. Prior to SAP, Massimo was responsible for driving Finance Transformation initiatives and implementing enterprise business software at many Fortune 500 companies as a Certified Management Consultant.

Chris Ritterhern, a Sr. Advisor with SAP’s BTP Center of Excellence, is a speaker with 25+ years of experience in guiding businesses’ to become better Intelligent Enterprises. With a strong background in accounting, Chris is recently re-focused on the full integration of business process frameworks in the finance & controlling areas for planning, and budgeting utilizing no-code-based approaches.