John Keells appointed as SAP Services Partner

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), the largest listed company on the Colombo Stock Exchange with an AAA (lka) credit rating from Flitch Rating Lanka Ltd., has been appointed as SAP Services Partner in Sri Lanka.  

This is a significant milestone in the relationship between JKH and SAP and through this extended relationship, having worked together since 2003 to enable John Keells group to realise enhanced business benefits with its investments in SAP solutions, they plan to deliver enhanced value to the market with domain expertise, platform experience and significant local presence.

JKH’s IT arm, SGIT, has been implementing and supporting SAP across the industries and companies of the group since 2004 and started offering these services external to the group since 2008. JKH together with SAP plans to setup a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Colombo to showcase and demonstrate the value innovation that could be delivered through SAP solutions.  The centre will also create value added customer immersions and proof of concepts to provide customers insights to demonstrate the value and efficiencies that could be delivered through enterprise applications platforms and related infrastructures.  “JKH and its IT arm SGIT have consistently demonstrated close ties with SAP, and the culmination of same into a Services Partnership marks a significant milestone in our relationship. We are delighted, to say the least, on being appointed as the SAP Services Partner in Sri Lanka. This is indeed an acknowledgement of our capabilities and yet another feather in our cap. We are very passionate about what we do and are proud of the path that we have trod with SAP. We are very confident that we can be of significant value in helping you realise and unleash the full potential of your investments in SAP, as a platform of choice, through Value Innovation and eagerly await an opportunity to partner you in your journey with SAP,” JKH Executive Vice President and Group CIO Ramesh Shanmuganathan said.

He further stated: “The expanded partnership underscores our commitment to innovative SAP solutions in line with our vision of enabling businesses through Value Innovation to meet the challenges of the new and changing global economy. We have been already enabling clients to not only benefit from greater operational efficiencies, but also transform their businesses. By leveraging our consulting talent, domain expertise and industry best practices, our clients can achieve innovative SAP implementations that deliver unique business value.”

SAP is a market leader in enterprise application software.  They have successfully operated in public and private sector organizations in Sri Lanka for many years adopting its solution to drive operational efficiency and growth. SAP applications and services enable more than 176,000 customers of all sizes and industries to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

Elaborating on this partnership, Vivek Rawat, Director Ecosystem & Channel, SAP India Subcontinent stated, “This partnership with JKH reaffirms our commitment to expand SAP channel and ecosystem in Sri Lanka. As a customer and now a Services Partner, JKH brings SAP expertise to develop next-generation offerings, consulting practices, and to support marketing activities across the region.”