Niek Verhaar
Independent advisor in SAP & AI
Independent advisor in SAP and AI. Technology accelerates how people work and how services are delivered, and getting the value takes continuous change. I work where technology, people and service delivery meet.
SAP TransformationAI EnablementInterim Management
What I do
Advisory
SAP Transformation Advisory
Strategic direction and governance for SAP-led transformations, working alongside SIs and service partners to optimise delivery and secure the intended outcome.
AI
AI Enablement
Advising on and building AI that assists people in service delivery. Guiding the change in ways of working needed to adopt it.
Interim
Interim Management & Partners
Stepping into interim IT business-unit or account-management roles, and helping service and technology partners sharpen their own offering.
“Good technology choices start with the right question.”
Journey
- 2002–2006SAP Technology ConsultantAtos Origin
- 2006–2014SAP Technology & Presales ConsultantCtac
- 2014–2018SAP Solutions Architect & Lead ArchitectCtac
- 2018–2024Business Unit Manager, Cloud ServicesCtac
- 2024–2026Director, Global SolutionsBusiness Core Solutions (BCS)
- 2026–presentFounder & Independent AdvisorNiek Verhaar
The short version
Before
SAP lead architect, then Director Global Solutions, running account and service management for major clients and building out the business across Europe and America.
Now
Independent, at the intersection of business development, IT business-unit management, solution architecture and technology strategy. SAP as the foundation, AI as the accelerator. Based in the Netherlands, near Arnhem–Nijmegen.