Japan – March 31, 2021 — NTT DATA today announced it is the recipient of the SAP Asia Pacific Japan Award for Partner Excellence 2021 in the category of Learning Excellence. The award was presented by SAP as part of recognition for top-performing SAP partners in the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region that have made outstanding contributions to driving digital transformation for businesses that use SAP solutions.

“Receiving this award for Learning Excellence is a source of pride and results from continuous efforts to add value to customers and support digital transformation,” said Yutaka Sasaki, Executive Vice President, NTT DATA. “In the Asia / Pacific region and around the world, we are strengthening our presence and capabilities. We are committed to making full use of the knowledge and skills of our consultants, sales, and presales personnel to provide exceptional value to our customers.”

Selected from SAP’s wide-ranging partner base, nominations for the SAP Partner Excellence Awards were based on internal SAP sales data. A steering committee composed of regional and global SAP representatives determined winning partners in each category according to numerous criteria such as sales achievement and performance. Awards were presented in a variety of categories, including overall sales, innovation, technology, services and solution-specific areas.

“Partners across the Asia Pacific Japan region play a crucial role in driving customer success through co-innovation, their strong industry expertise and ability to drive positive business benefits. The SAP Partner Excellence Awards exemplify the shared purpose, commitment and success that allow our partners, together with SAP, to help our customers thrive,” said Ben Corser, Senior Vice President, Head of Channels and Partners, SAP APJ. “To that end, I am pleased to recognize and congratulate NTT DATA as the recipient of this SAP Asia Pacific Japan Award for Partner Excellence 2021 for Learning Excellence. We look forward to building on this partnership with NTT DATA in 2021.”

NTT DATA received its award during the SAP Customer Success Summit 2021, a gathering of SAP executives, SAP field employees and partners. Formally called SAP Field Kick-Off Meeting, this is SAP’s largest yearly sales meeting, intended to gain and exchange information on SAP’s strategy, sales methodology, business growth opportunities and product innovations as well as drive success during the upcoming year.

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