Kurt Bilafer has global responsibility for championing SAP’s Business Analytics & Technology solutions with Ecosystem & Channel Partners. Prior to this appointment, Bilafer was the National Vice President for Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Solutions for SAP North America. Before joining SAP, Bilafer worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in restarting their North America SAP Systems Implementation practice, including the acquisition of BearingPoint. An entrepreneur at heart, Bilafer founded Pilot Software, a leading Performance Management solution provider, which was acquired by SAP in 2007. At Pilot, Bilafer had dual responsibility for Pilot's international sales and key strategic accounts in North America.