Alec Slabbert is the Global Alliance Director for SAS. In his role, he is responsible for the global alliance relationship and go-to-market activities, as well as the development, management, and implementation of the global KPMG and SAS alliance strategy. He works closely with business leaders across the globe to develop and implement go-to-market initiatives based on KPMG’s joint solutions with SAS. Prior to this role, Alec was the SAS Alliance Director in South Africa and worked closely with the global alliance team in business development and sales activities in EMA. Alec has a passion for developing and building strong and trustful business relationships, and empowering KPMG partners to embrace SAS opportunities which has been a key driver for his career over recent years. In Alec’s 15 years of distinguished Financial Services industry experience, he has led various SAS implementation projects within the EMA region.