KPMG Named SAP Rising Star North America Partner for Accelerating AI Driven Transformations

NEW YORK,  May 11 — KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, is the recipient of an SAP^® Partner Awards North America 2026 for Rising Star. Awards were presented by SAP (NYSE: SAP) to the top-performing SAP partners in the North America region that have made outstanding contributions to driving digital transformation for businesses that use SAP solutions. Recipients of this year’s awards have been – in collaboration with SAP – helping customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably, and run more simply with SAP solutions.

"Receiving the Rising Star award is a testament to the incredible momentum in our alliance with SAP, marked by our recent elevation to a Global Strategic Service Partner. Our expanding, 20-plus-year collaboration is about the tangible, AI-driven results we are delivering for clients now. Our 'AI-first' approach and deep industry experience, combined with powerful tools like SAP Joule, is the driving force that allows us to accelerate transformations and unlock immediate value for our clients," said Adrian Leaf, KPMG Principal SAP Platform Leader.

Selected from SAP’s wide-ranging partner base, nominations for the SAP Partner Awards were based on internal SAP sales data. A steering committee composed of regional and global SAP representatives determined winning partners in each category, according to numerous criteria such as sales achievement and performance. Awards were presented in a variety of categories, including overall sales, innovation, technology, services, and solution-specific areas.

 "Our success in North America is driven by the strength of our collaborations. Throughout 2025, we focused on empowering our partners to lead with innovation, leveraging RISE and GROW with SAP to solve our customers' most complex challenges,” said Annie Busch, SAP Chief Commercial Partner and Alliances. “These partners have shown incredible dedication to our shared vision, demonstrating that when we are fully aligned, we can accelerate growth for businesses of every size. I am proud to celebrate an ecosystem that remains as resilient as it is innovative."

This Rising Star award recognizes the significant acceleration of our collaboration with SAP, which recently resulted in KPMG achieving Global Strategic Service Partner (GSSP) status—the highest tier in SAP’s partner program. This rapid ascent is fueled by our joint commitment to an AI-first approach. By integrating tools like SAP Joule for Consultants and platforms like SAP Business Data Cloud into our transformation methodology, we are moving clients from experimentation to intelligent execution, delivering measurable value and ensuring a clean core for future innovation.

KPMG received its award during Kick-off 2026, a gathering of SAP executives, SAP field employees and partners.

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