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Thomas Beyer and Sidney L. Kaplan
November 17, 2009 - 10:00am
| Thomas Beyer Principal with Deloitte Consulting and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic and Performance Planning Siney L. Kaplan | |
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Thomas Beyer
Principal
Deloitte Consulting LLP
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Thomas Beyer is a Principal with Deloitte Consulting and currently serves as Technology Solutions lead for the Public Sector Emerging Markets segment. He has over 20 years as both a management consultant and as a technology leadership practitioner.
Prior to the acquisition of BearingPoint by Deloitte Consulting in May2009 Mr. Beyer served as a Managing Director in BearingPoint's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) sector where he led the MENA Consulting
Group. In his role Mr. Beyer was responsible for setting the solution strategy & development across all MENA countries and industries and for overseeing delivery activities in the MENA region.
In addition, Mr. Beyer served as lead for the Global eGovernment Competency Program. In this role he was responsible for the delivery of global solutions in the areas of eGovernment with a particular focus on the
integration of government planning processes, performance management, budget & performance integration, and financial management.
During his career Mr. Beyer has monitored, practiced and shaped eGovernment and IT strategies for governments
around the world. His pragmatic and analytical approach has made him a thought leader in the areas of
eGovernment, risk & compliance and integrated enterprise planning practices.
Major Clients Served
- Ministry of Communication and Information Technology - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Yesser eGovernment Program - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- US Department of Treasury
- US Department of Justice
- US Drug Enforcement Administration
- Yuasa Exide
- ChemFirst
- Deutsche Telekom
- Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Committee
- Qatar Foundation
- Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority
- US Office of Management and Budget
- US General Services Administration
- Suedzucker AG - Germany
- Daqahlia Sugar Co - Egypt
During his time at BearingPoint Mr. Beyer served as executive sponsor for the Council of Excellence in Government's CFO SAGE program where the firm acted as corporate sponsor. The program is designed to bring together former and current public sector CFOs and other senior financial management leaders into a live community that provides thought leadership and strategic advice to incoming and newly appointed CFOs.
Prior to joining BearingPoint Mr. Beyer was President and Founder of Alinghi Consulting - a management
consulting firm specializing in enterprise architecture and integrated enterprise planning service offerings for the Federal Government. Prior to this Mr. Beyer held positions at Deloitte & Touche Consulting, The BaaN
Company and KPMG Consulting.
Mr. Beyer holds a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin/Germany.
Sidney L. Kaplan
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic and Performance Planning
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From 1995 to 2000, he was the Managing Director of the International Financial Services Directorate, responsible for all activities at the Department's three regional financial service centers in Paris, Bangkok and Charleston. From August 2000 to June 2001, Sid was a member of the 43rd Senior Seminar, the Department's executive leadership program available to senior foreign policy and national security officials of the international affairs agencies of the USG. After returning to the Financial Management bureau in July 2001, Mr. Kaplan led the Department's efforts to consolidate the Financial Service Centers and expand the Charleston Financial Service Center.
He was appointed the Department's first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic and Performance Planning in 2002 and in 2008 designated as the first Performance Improvement Officer. Sid has received numerous Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards, and Senior Performance Pay. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Hartford and a master's degree from Michigan State University.
Clarence Crawford is the leader of the Deloitte Federal Financial Management Solutions Center. Formerly, he was the chief financial officer (CFO) of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). In this role, Clarence oversaw OPM's retirement, health and life insurance trust funds, serving millions of federal employees and their families. He also chaired the Capital Investment Committee, served as a member of the federal government's Chief Financial Council and led the Improper Payments Subcommittee. Read more.
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