SAP America Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today announced the appointment of Robert C. Cresanti as vice president of Government Relations. In his new role, Cresanti will lead SAP's federal and state government relations activities, support and advise SAP's public sector group, and manage SAP's non-profit relationships in DC.
With more than 15 years of experience in banking, securities, tax and privacy law, Cresanti was most recently with the Gray Company, a practice specializing in government relations, strategic consulting and lobbying in the technology and financial services industries. He also served as managing director of Ocean Tomo, an intellectual property merchant bank, and served as CEO of the company's Intellectual Property Exchange.
In 2006, Cresanti was named Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, where he headed the Technology Administration (TA) and served as chief privacy officer for the Department of Commerce. Cresanti co-chaired the Committee on Technology and the Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing R&D within the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). He also represented the Commerce Department on the President's ID Theft Task Force.
Before joining the Administration, Cresanti held senior executive and legal positions with ITAA (now Tech America) and the Business Software Alliance. Earlier in his career, he served on the Senate Y2K Committee, and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology for the Senate Banking Committee.
Cresanti received his bachelor's degree from Austin College and a juris doctor degree from Baylor University.
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With more than 15 years of experience in banking, securities, tax and privacy law, Cresanti was most recently with the Gray Company, a practice specializing in government relations, strategic consulting and lobbying in the technology and financial services industries. He also served as managing director of Ocean Tomo, an intellectual property merchant bank, and served as CEO of the company's Intellectual Property Exchange.
In 2006, Cresanti was named Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, where he headed the Technology Administration (TA) and served as chief privacy officer for the Department of Commerce. Cresanti co-chaired the Committee on Technology and the Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing R&D within the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). He also represented the Commerce Department on the President's ID Theft Task Force.
Before joining the Administration, Cresanti held senior executive and legal positions with ITAA (now Tech America) and the Business Software Alliance. Earlier in his career, he served on the Senate Y2K Committee, and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology for the Senate Banking Committee.
Cresanti received his bachelor's degree from Austin College and a juris doctor degree from Baylor University.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
Copyright (C) 2009 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
SAP, R/3, mySAP, mySAP.com, xApps, xApp, SAP NetWeaver and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serve informational purposes only. National product specifications may vary.
