TPG The Project Group Drives Further International Expansion with TPG UK in Manchester

Just eighteen months after the successful launch of TPGAmerica, TPG The Project Group, a leading Microsoft Project Partner and provider of products and services for Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM), today announced the creation of a UK-based subsidiary, TPG The Project Group UK Ltd. The TPG UK office is located in Manchester, and will assume responsibility for sales and implementation of TPG products in the markets of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The new office will put a particular focus on TPG PSLink® and on close collaboration with EPM partners in the UK. Peter O'Neill has been named as Operations Director of the new company and Stavros Georgantzis as Financial Director. Dr. Thomas Henkelmann, TPG's Director of Consulting Services, completes the three-man board of directors of TPG The Project Group UK Ltd.

(PRWEB) December 13, 2008 -- "Over the last few months, we've been seeing strong demand from UK companies for our products, and particularly for TPG PSLink, which integrates Microsoft Project with SAP", said Stavros Georgantzis, Managing Director of TPG The Project Group in Munich, Germany. He noted that the company had decided to establish a local office in order to be more responsive and flexible in serving UK clients and responding to partner requests. "It was clear to us that we could only do this successfully with proper support by local staff. That's why we're delighted to have Peter O'Neill on board. He's a hugely talented professional and has a deep knowledge of our products as well as of the UK and Irish markets for Microsoft Project and SAP. Together with us here in Munich, Peter will be developing the company in UK", added Georgantzis.

Within weeks of setting up TPG UK there was significant interest from a number of potential clients and established effective relationships with local partners. In the current economic climate, companies are focusing more than ever on project control and effective resource management. "With its EPM knowledge and unparalleled SAP integration expertise, TPG offers a range of products and services to help organizations meet the project management challenges they currently face. Customers around the world enjoy the tangible business benefits that TPG can bring, and we're confident that we can continue this track record in the UK", said Peter O'Neill.

About Peter O'Neill

Peter O'Neill joins TPG with more than 12 years experience in the implementation of Project Management solutions centred around SAP Project Systems in all major industries including aerospace & defence, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, mining and the public sector. As an independent Solution Architect, he worked with TPG to provide a Microsoft Enterprise Project Management based solution with SAP integration using TPG PSLink® and TPG ResourceLink at BAE Systems. Following this very successful collaboration with TPG, Peter recognized that the TPG authoritative yet collaborative approach to delivery and support would work well in the UK and Ireland.

About TPG The Project Group

TPG The Project Group GmbH, based in Munich, Germany, with subsidiaries in the USA and United Kingdom, has specialized since 1998 in IT solutions for enterprise-wide project management. Advising customers on processes as well as technologies, the company implements Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solutions based on Microsoft Office Project Server and Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server, extended with its own products. TPG's range of products and services is complemented by seminars on Microsoft Project for users and specialists as well as preparation for PMP® certification.

The experts at TPG are among the few highly-qualified partners whose experience with Microsoft Project dates back to its first version in 1989. As a Microsoft Premier Project Partner and a Gold Certified Partner, TPG is known around the world for its leading portfolio of innovative products to extend Microsoft Project and EPM. The flagship TPG PSLink®, launched over 10 years ago, is the company's highly-configurable product for integrating Microsoft EPM with SAP. TPG sells and implements its products worldwide via its own subsidiaries as well as through a growing network of selected authorized partners.

TPG's customers are large and midsized companies in all industries. They include enterprises like Agip, AOL, ATLAS, Audi, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bentley Systems, Bosch, British Aerospace, Cognis, Continental, Daimler, Dimension Data, EON, GE, Harman International, Infineon, Irish Rail, Keiper-Recaro, LFA Förderbank Bayern, LSI, MAN, MBDA, Microsoft, Miele, SAP, Schukra, Siemens, Texas Instruments and many others.

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