BSMdigest is proud to announce the addition of Richard Ptak of Ptak/Noel and Matthew Barnier of Planwell to The BSM Blog blogging team, rounding out a truly international panel of BSM experts across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Richard Ptak
Richard Ptak, a founding partner of Ptak/Noel, has more than 30 years experience in systems product management, working closely with Fortune 50 companies in developing product direction and strategies at a global level. He is frequently quoted in major business and trade press such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, InformationWeek, and ComputerWorld and is author of “Manager’s Guide to Distributed Environments” (John Wiley & Sons, 1998). Prior to Ptak/Noel, Ptak held positions as senior vice president at Hurwitz Group and D.H. Brown Associates.
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Matthew Barnier
Matthew Barnier is CEO of Planwell, specializing in IT Service Management and BSM in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Barnier founded Planwell Technology in 1991 and grew the company to 9 offices across APAC with 150 staff and has traded for 20 years. His company has partnered with the major BSM vendors including BMC, CA, IBM and HP, and has been responsible for some of the largest rollouts in the region, specializing mainly in the Banking/Finance and Telco markets.
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