About
Erik Berggren
Director of Customer Results & Global Research
Erik Berggren, Director of Customer Results & Global Research, leads the Research and Strategic Consulting group within SuccessFactors.
Mr. Berggren has worked on strategic consulting service engagements with more than 30 companies across Europe and the US. He has held positions with Ernst & Young in Stockholm and New York and most recently worked with Capgemini in the Nordics.
He was the CEO and cofounder of a research based consulting company that developed thought leadership on measurement systems.
He has made significant contributions to the development of the companies that he has worked with in numerous industries on a wide range of topics. For example, Mr. Berggren was accountable for a major turnaround of a service provider business in the Oil & Gas sector. Under the leadership of his advisory services the company not only developed a new marketing function and a reengineered sales process including a sales war framework, but closed its biggest and most strategic deal ever. Mr. Berggren coached the bid manager and the CEO on a daily basis. Competitive strategy, communication plans, partnerships, delivery accelerators and pricing were the key topics. Mr. Berggren was responsible for all activities that supported the revenue side and the goal of an increased sustained top line over years.
Mr. Berggren is a recognized thought leader in the HCM field and is frequently invited to speak at conferences around the world.
He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Uppsala, Sweden. He has studied Marketing and Finance at an MBA program at K.U. Leuven, Belgium and also studied French in Katholique Université de Lyon, France.
Max Goldman
Group Product Marketing Manager
Max Goldman joined SuccessFactors in 2005 from SalesElement, a NYC-based SaaS company focused on helping sales and marketing organizations work more closely together, where he was the Founding President and COO. Charged with exploring the power of social media to spread the gospel of Talent Management, he launched the SuccessFactors blog in 2005 shortly after joining SuccessFactors - contributing hundreds of posts to the effort. Today, Max is responsible for The SuccessFactors Community, SuccessFactors’ support and social networking site for its customers as well as SuccessFactors NEXTlabs, the company’s product innovation lab.
Max still thinks a lot about the ins and outs of Performance & Talent Management, but writes only sparingly on the topic. You can reach Max via email - mgoldman AT successfactors DOT com.
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