President & Chief Executive Officer
Chris M. Nielsen
Chris Nielsen has over 20 years of hands-on experience as head of finance, operations, and technology for various divisions of global corporations. Chris has led the implementation of ERP, and other key IT, systems in several countries and understands the critical impact of these projects and decisions. Chris received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah and holds an MBA from Westminster College with the final year, and course work, completed at the University of Chicago.
Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Ralph Hess
Ralph has over 30 years of experience in helping companies solve their business problems with technology. Throughout his career, he has worked with multiple publishers including IBM, Epicor, and Microsoft. For the last 15 years, he has focused on supply chain companies and solutions specifically in the SAP ERP portfolio. Ralph leads the sales team with a philosophy that is focused on first understanding customers' business challenges, then matching solutions within cloud-based business management software that solve their specific business needs.
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Vice President of Enterprise Solution Delivery
Vasim Mistry
Vasim Mistry is a leader in digital transformation with over two decades of expertise in the SAP ecosystem. His comprehensive experience spans multiple industry verticals, including Health Sciences, Consumer Products, Retail and Distribution, with a specialization in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. Vasim has spearheaded the successful management and execution of numerous SAP ERP projects both within the US and internationally, covering various legal entities.
Committed to driving substantial value in customer projects, he excels at aligning enterprise solutions with complex business processes to deliver measurable results. As a SAP Certified Implementation Consultant for S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and a Project Management Professional (PMP), accredited by the Project Management Institute, Vasim combines deep technical knowledge with strategic acumen. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the Bangalore Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management, consistently focusing on leveraging technology to enhance business performance.
Founder & Board Member
Grant Fraser
Grant Fraser, Founder and Board member (former President & CEO) of Navigator Business Solutions, and founder of ERP solution provider, Viridian Sciences, knows the ERP business. With more than 25 years of ERP consulting, sales, and industry experience, Grant is a leading advocate of cost-effective ERP solutions for SMBs, and was one of the first consultants to fully embrace cloud-based ERP as a Gold Channel partner for SAP Business One since 2003 and SAP Business ByDesign since 2009.
Under Grant's leadership, Navigator has been the #1 Global Partner for SAP Business ByDesign almost from the beginning, winning Global Partner of the Year honors annually since 2011. Prior to SAP consulting, Grant successfully led ERP practices for Infor and Lilly Software.
