Patrick Krause Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

Directed SAP's Global Credit Services Line of Business responsible for Customer Financing, Internal Credit and SOX compliance. Promoted in 2020 to manage SAP's $240M Global Credit Card & Direct Debit customer solutions.HIGHLIGHTS: -Delivered continuous financing revenue growth leading to record $1.1B financed in 2020-Reduced interest expense by over 35%.

Promoted to manage the Global Payment Services team and implement North America’s financing business model across the globe. Responsible for developing and implementing global financing program strategy, sales integration, and processes.HIGHLIGHTS: -Spearheaded relaunch of global program to replicate North America business model focusing on direct sales.

Launched and managed SAP’s North America financing program, developing, and implementing regional financing program strategy, sales integration, and end-to-end processes.HIGHLIGHTS: -Maintained primary focus on direct sales engagement for enterprise customers-Created go-to-market sales strategy, marketing, and training collateral to support sales.

Involved in the management, structuring and closure of large, complex and competitive global opportunities. The transactions arise from strategic customers, new and existing, from all SAP regions, including North America, Asia Pacific Japan, and EMEA.

Manage all vendor relationships and financing transactions in the Northeast Region for the SAP and Veritas software vendor programs. Develop structured financing solutions for Fortune 1000 companies’ acquisition of software licenses, maintenance and associated implementation expenses. Transaction amounts range from $500k to $20mm and require customized.

Managed all leasing transactions in Sun’s Southern Territory Region, Bay Area. Closed 200% of goal for portfolio net margin – top 10 in North America in Sun’s FY’02. Primary function was outside sales, selling to Sun customers at the C level, usually to the CFO and VP of Finance. Built on-going relationships with Sun sales representatives and reseller.

Closed Lease Transaction volume of $37MM in the first two quarters of 2000 and $67MM 1999. Closed revenue of $200K in the first two quarters of 2000 and $400K in 1999. Consistently closed over 50% of SGI’s domestic leasing volume. Managed the Eastern US region, Cray lease extensions, and international customers, outside of Europe. Provided financial.

Managed the Healthcare, Central and Great Lakes regions with-in the Dell Preferred Accounts Division. Presented and closed companies on the DFS product offerings: Lease Financing, Asset Management and Asset Recovery services. Developed and maintained client relationships through inside and outside sales. Educated DFS sales representatives about product.

Managed national and regional small-ticket vendor accounts. Prospected and developed new vendor accounts through inside and outside sales. Developed two vendor accounts that produced over $400K a month in volume, each within 6 months of start-up. Trained new sales representatives regarding sales and product information.