Hitachi Consulting UK has been named as the only UK finalist in the Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year category at the Microsoft World Partner Conference Awards 2011. The nomination recognises Hitachi Consulting’s innovative work with Compass Point Business Services Ltd, which has already helped to deliver a £2.1 million in savings within the first year. The award also recognises Hitachi Consulting’s ongoing commitment to its relationship with Microsoft, its continued focus to deliver technology solutions, and Dynamics know-how.

Awards were presented in multiple categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 3,000 entrants worldwide. The Microsoft Dynamics Public Sector Partner of the Year Award honours partners who have exhibited excellence in providing innovative and unique solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics to organisations in the public sector. This award recognises Hitachi Consulting (UK) for demonstrating industry knowledge and expertise, as well as consistent, high-quality, predictable service to Microsoft Dynamics customers. This partner also has shown business leadership and success through strong growth in new customer additions and revenue.

Hitachi Consulting UK is supporting Compass Point by providing the back office shared services infrastructure, the new joint shared services organisation wholly owned by South Holland District Council and East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire.

“Compass Point is the first Public Sector implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 in the UK, and according to Compass Point’s own business plan, our solution is expected to deliver an estimated £30 million in savings to the two district authorities over the next 10 years,” said Steve French, Vice President, Enterprise Applications at Hitachi Consulting UK. “We’re delighted to receive this recognition for our work in the Public Sector. After many years of investment, Hitachi Consulting UK has developed proven and industry specific ‘best practice’ process methodologies to help achieve rapid implementation times, an integrated and optimised solution to help Public Sector organisations complete transformation programmes.”

“Seizing the opportunity to share and support ICT services is not just the logical response to funding cuts in an austere economy, but it is also the face of Public Sector service delivery and efficiency moving forward,” said Councillor Paul Przyszlak, Chairman of the Board of Compass Point Business Services. “It was therefore extremely important that we work with a company that has both technical insight, and a specific understanding of public sector requirements. We selected Hitachi Consulting UK because we felt they had the best vision for delivering modern and agile ICT systems with both the scalability and flexibility to accommodate the needs of different councils.”

“We are proud to recognise this outstanding group from our highly valued worldwide partner network as our 2011 Partner Award finalists,” said Jon Roskill, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “We applaud the unique perspective and creativity each of these companies brings to solving customer business and technology challenges. Our strong alliance partnership along with their commitment to customers plays an essential role in our mutual, long-term success.”

Hitachi Consulting UK is the trusted provider of choice to some of the UK’s largest Microsoft users and some of the most complex IT environments. UK Microsoft customers include UK Accreditation Service (UKAS), Co-op, easyJet, Experian Footfall and Luton Borough Council, to name a few.

The Microsoft Partner Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.

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Alan Walker has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Head of Financial Services for Capgemini Consulting UK, part of the Capgemini Group.

He leads a team of financial services consultants whose mission is to help banks, insurance companies and other financial sector organisations transform their core operations and their sales and marketing, HR, procurement, finance and technology. A particular area of focus is helping financial services companies achieve digital transformation.

He was previously Head of Financial Services for Hitachi Consulting UK, where he was one of the VPs brought in to launch the business in 2006. Prior to this he was Head of Insurance for Unisys UK (2003-2006) and an Insurance Consulting Partner / VP with Ernst & Young / Capgemini Ernst & Young (1998-2003).

With over 20 years’ experience in the provision of business and technology consulting services to top tier financial services companies in the United Kingdom and the United States, Alan’s work has encompassed both revenue enhancement and operations improvement. He has concentrated particularly on such areas as distribution strategy, operational excellence, business process outsourcing, programme management, performance management and extracting value from technology.

He is well known as a thought leader and public speaker on financial services issues at national and international conferences in the UK, the US and the Middle East.

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