Malcolm J. Faulkner is the SAP product marketing director for EPM. Malcolm has over 20 years experience in the software industry, covering a variety of roles prior to settling in marketing. Malcolm has extensive technical education experience and is a frequent speaker at SAPPHIRE and SAP conferences on EPM processes and technical configuration. Malcolm also writes a blog on performance management topics, which you can find at malcolmfaulkner.wordpress.com.

William D. Newman is the managing principal of Newport Consulting Group, a strategy firm aligned with SAP focused on EPM and GRC solutions. He has 25 years of experience in the development and management of strategy, process, and technology solutions for world-class manufacturing and service organizations such as Boeing, General Motors, Volkswagen, Northrop Grumman, Honeywell, and Intel. He holds a BS degree in aerospace engineering from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA, and an MBA in management and international business from the Conrad L. Hilton School of Management at Loyola Marymount University. He is a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, College of Business.