SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connor Consulting (http://connor-consulting.com/), a global leader in contract compliance and software licensing announced the appointment of Rich Reyes as Executive Vice President (EVP).
As EVP, Reyes will be responsible for leading the company’s Software Advisory Practice, including operations and client delivery for key accounts.
“Rich’s deep experience in software license compliance, software asset management and IT spend management gives him a unique perspective that our clients have been clamoring for,” said Viresh Chana, Founding Partner of Connor Consulting Corp. “His expertise and experience will be a competitive advantage to our Software Advisory clients as Rich will bring value insights for our clients as they tackle their IT risks and software audits.”
Most recently, Rich was a Managing Director at a specialized consultancy firm, providing IT vendor and risk advisory services to Fortune 100 companies. Prior to this, Rich created and ran the Software Asset Management (SAM) department at Safeway, later acquired by Albertsons Companies. He helped Safeway navigate through the IT supplier and contractual risks of M&A and was made responsible for the IT Asset Management and IT Strategic Sourcing functions of the combined company, which had roughly $60B in total annual revenue. Rich has a Big-4 background and also spent several years in the software industry overseeing customer audit programs.
“I am incredibly excited to join the Connor Consulting team, filled with an amazing group of thought leaders and consultants worldwide, who bring extensive Big-4 experience and industry insights from Fortune 500 companies,” said Reyes. “Our practitioners are deeply versed in contract compliance, software licensing and SAM, but I truly believe it’s our commitment to delivering actionable insights and inspired outcomes with an innovative client approach that sets us apart from our competitors.”
The Software Advisory practice led by Reyes, Connor Consulting is providing the following professional services to companies:
• Software Audit Playbook & Defense
• Software Asset Management (“SAM”) Services
- Program Design & Implementation
- Program Fitness & Assessments
- Practice Audits & True-Ups
- Managed SAM
• Cloud Migration Software License Readiness
• M&A Software License Preparedness
• IT Contract Optimization
For more information about Connor Consulting and Rich Reyes, visit http://www.connor-consulting.com/.
About Connor Consulting
Connor Consulting is a global professional services firm focused on providing high value services to customers around the globe. What makes us different from our competitors is expressed in our motto: Unparalleled Experience. Inspired outcomes. Our team of experts have decades of Big 4 and industry experience in providing clients with innovative solutions that have a direct, measurable impact to the bottom line.
Contact:
Viresh Chana
viresh@connor-consulting.com
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