Michael Coveney Email & Phone Number

Gravesend, GB

Development and running of executive workshops; seminar presentations around the topic of Corporate Performance Management. Advisor to software companies developing and selling CPM systems.

This position was initially created by the CEO of Comshare to allow me to research ‘best management practices’ – in particular how an organisation could use technology to resource and monitor the effectiveness of a strategic plan. At the time the CEO was directing research into a new kind of planning product that would make this linkage clear – this was to.

Resposnible for the world-wide markeitng and positioning for all Comshare products.It was during this time I started researching ‘best management practices’ and using this as the basis for presentations and white papers. This led to invitations for me to present around the world on this topic and an engagement to write the American Management Association’s.

I was appointed by Comshare’s CEO to launch MPC which became available in March 1999. Responsible for all aspects of the launch including functional specifications, development of sales & marketing messages, marketing campaigns, employee training as well as the world-wide launch of MPC to customers, analysts and the press. This was considered to be one of.

Responsible for the marketing of all Comshare software products in the UK. During this time I became more involved with setting the sales and marketing message for Comshare around the world. I was also involved in helping to specify the ‘next generation’ planning/reporting system – Geac MPC – currently rated as the world’s best performance management.

Became part of a specialist sales team launching FDC, a specialist financial consolidation software package, within the UK. Responsible for sales positioning, marketing and system implementation. This group was very successful in adding over 100 new customers in 18 months making it the UK’s leading software package for statutory consolidation. In the.

Responsible for creating a team of technical consultants who could work with finance departments implementing planning/reporting systems. By 1990, this had evolved into 5 teams spread around the UK with around 90 consultants and approximately ₤3 million in consulting revenue.During this time I became involved in specifying Comshare’s new multi-dimensional.

Sales Manager responsible for a team selling planning/reporting systems to major UK organisations.

Sales executive. During this time I sold planning/reporting systems to major organisations including ICI and British Gas.

Technical support for customers implementing planning and budgeting systems on Comshare’s time-sharing computer service

Development engineer working on microcomputer systems for defence.