Mike Ettling

Mike Ettling is executive chairman of Sapiens.

He is also the executive chairman of SYSPRO, a provider of digital manufacturing technology that was recently acquired by Advent. Previously, he was CEO of Unit4, a global cloud ERP software vendor, formerly owned by Advent, and president of SAP SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud HCM solutions.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand and a masters in finance from London Business School.

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