Elmar is a consultant in our Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice in Singapore. He is a highly accomplished business and technology strategist with over two decades of expertise in consulting and technology. He has held senior leadership positions at Microsoft and Accenture with a proven track record of excellence in supporting his clients to digitally transform their organizations on a global scale. His strong passion for client value creation and innovation at the intersection of business and technology have won him prestigious awards throughout his career.
Extensive expertise in digital strategy and innovation within the technology, media and telecommunications arena
- Most recently, Elmar served as senior director at Microsoft, where he led retail industry advisory & sales across Asia, overseeing a billion-dollar business and leading several major strategic partnership deals that transformed clients' businesses.
- He received several distinguished accolades in that role, including the Most Transformative Deals award, which recognizes the top ten strategic partnerships globally and the coveted Gold Club Top 2% Achievers award.
- Earlier in his career, at Accenture, Elmar helped to digitally transform the IT operating models for global organizations, established an innovation lab strategy for a leading global conglomerate, among other notable achievements.
Originally from Munich, Germany, Elmar has lived, worked and traveled across Europe, Asia and Australia. He speaks four languages and has an invaluably diverse background. Elmar holds an undergraduate degree in International Business from the Euro Business College (now ISM) in Munich and the Universidad de Malaga in Spain. He earned his Executive M.B.A. from the National University of Singapore, graduating at the top of his class.