Walter Beek

Co-Founder & CEO at Stealth
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Reading, England, United Kingdom, UK
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency
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Amanda Sumner

I knew Walter before working at Lemongrass Consulting and was invited to work for him in a digital marketing role. His vision, direction, passion for the business was inspiring and I learnt much from him during this time. Walter's energy, hard work, and determination is clearly demonstrated as he grew this startup company from his kitchen table to a global business. Thanks Walter, for giving me a great opportunity!

Paul Baverey

Over the past 5 years, Walter has been a brilliant mentor and leader over. I can honestly say that I wouldn't be were I am today if it had not been for Walter's belief in me. He challenged, guided and nurtured me at all the right times, to built me into a stronger consultant and overall a better leader and person.

Graham Collins

It was fantastic to get the opportunity to work again with Walter this time around at Lemongrass Consulting, having worked together in the past at EPC some years back. Walter clearly leads by example and demonstrates a hands on approach, inspiring his team with his enthusiasm and dedication. In his role as CEO, Walter built Lemongrass into a global consulting company from a standing start and Lemongrass is now the no.1 SAP on AWS partner. Most importantly, Walter built Lemongrass on leadership principles that clearly put the customer first with his no. 1 leadership principle being customer obsession.

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Credentials

  • edX Verified Certificate for Introduction to FinOps
    edX
    Oct, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • FOCP: FinOps Certified Practitioner
    The Linux Foundation
    Jan, 2021
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Stealth
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Co-Founder & CEO
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      Early stage development, making Augmented FinOps a reality Early stage development, making Augmented FinOps a reality

  • The FinAnts Group
    • United Kingdom
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Cloud FinOps/Cost Management Analyst
      • Oct 2020 - Present

      At FinAnts, we are on a Mission to Remove Cloud Wastage through deployment of FinOps. We centre our Services around seven core Solutions: 1. Cloud Cost Management Audit – Over 50% of CxO’s believe that poor cloud financial management has a negative impact on their business; through this audit, aligned to your business and cloud operating model, we provide clarity of status. 2. Rapid Response Cloud Cost Rescue – When you lost control over your cloud cost, every hour counts and costs you more. Through our Rapid Response offering, we engage within 24 hours to bring your cloud cost back in control. 3. Cloud Cost Prevention – Making cost savings is critical, but preventing cost is possibly more important. Through our Cloud Cost Prevention service, we help you put the guard rails in place to run cost optimised from the start. 4. Cloud Cost Optimisation – On average over 25% of cloud cost is due to wastage. We deploy skills, methods, patterns and tools to save and ultimately avoid cost of cloud wastage. 5. Cloud Billing, Cross Charging & Contract Management – Cloud billing, cross charging and contract management is complicated and time consuming. If spreadsheets still are your pilar, and you struggle to keep up, it may be time for change. We make it efficient, trustworthy and substantially automated. 6. FinOps Enablement – FinOps as a growing body of knowledge provides good practice for Cloud Cost Management. We help you move towards your FinOps Desired State across defined FinOps Capabilities: Inform, Optimise and Operate. 7. FinOps Tool Implementation – Skilled FinOps aware project management to ensure successful, rapid deployment of your selected FinOps tooling. Show less

  • Appsbroker
    • United Kingdom
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director of SAP on GCP
      • Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

      - Driving Lower Cost through Migration, Implementation and Operation of SAP on GCP - Driving Business Value through Integration of SAP with Big Data, Analytics and ML on GCP - Driving Speed of Innovation through Enabling SAP DevOps on GCP - Driving Lower Cost through Migration, Implementation and Operation of SAP on GCP - Driving Business Value through Integration of SAP with Big Data, Analytics and ML on GCP - Driving Speed of Innovation through Enabling SAP DevOps on GCP

  • MyCloudEcosystem
    • Reading, England, United Kingdom
    • Cloud Evangelist & Entrepreneur
      • Apr 2020 - May 2020

      After building Lemongrass into a global SAP on AWS brand, I am exploring and open to new Startup and Early Stage opportunities with focus on the EMEA Region. After building Lemongrass into a global SAP on AWS brand, I am exploring and open to new Startup and Early Stage opportunities with focus on the EMEA Region.

  • Lemongrass
    • United Kingdom
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Co-Founder and Group CEO
      • Mar 2009 - Mar 2020

      Group CEO of Lemongrass Holdings Inc., the global specialist in SAP on AWS. Key Achievements:  Created a uniquely and globally recognised and leading proposition for SAP on AWS;  Grew company from inception into 270+ truly global operation;  Ensured 100% customer success rate in period of annual 80%+ hyper growth;  Established and drove unique culture, automation and 100% remote ways of working;  Identified and recruited fast majority of our global leadership teams;  Achieved eNPS of 55, generally seen as excellent in our industry;  Delivered multiple strategic large new customer acquisitions across all geographies;  Identified and executed strategic acquisitions in core SAP on AWS automation;  As overall Product Owner drove MiCloud automation, methodology and patterns strategy;  Obtained multiple tens of millions in Round A, B, C funding. Show less

  • HCLTech - SAP Practice
    • United Kingdom
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Account Director
      • Dec 2008 - Mar 2009

      Key Achievements:  Established a Life Science Focus within (HCL) Axon;  Closed then largest multi tens of millions global deal in new Life Science line of business; Key Achievements:  Established a Life Science Focus within (HCL) Axon;  Closed then largest multi tens of millions global deal in new Life Science line of business;

  • Axon Solutions Ltd
    • Account Director
      • Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

      End-to-end responsibility for existing and new name accounts in Professional Services, FMCG, Life Science, Financial Services, Retail and Local Government sectors.Key Achievements: Established a Life Science Focus within (HCL) Axon; Closed then largest multi tens of millions global deal in new Life Science line of business;

    • Line of Business Manager - Applications Management
      • Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

      Key Achievements: P&L and operational management of global application management operation; Instrumental in deployment of application management to new acquisitions in Americas; Expansion into newly acquired Offshore Delivery Centre in Malaysia; Delivery management to large strategic customers in EMEA and Americas; Pre-sales and service architecture for a number of strategic new customer acquisitions.

  • Enterprise Process Consulting Ltd
    • Dublin, Ireland
    • COO
      • 2000 - 2002

       Instrumental in EPC achieve dominance in SAP Deployment in Republic of Ireland;  Operational and P&L management of fast-growing local SAP SI;  Implementation of direct recruitment through internal recruitment and references;  Pre-sales, consulting and delivery management to UK and Ireland based customers.  Instrumental in EPC achieve dominance in SAP Deployment in Republic of Ireland;  Operational and P&L management of fast-growing local SAP SI;  Implementation of direct recruitment through internal recruitment and references;  Pre-sales, consulting and delivery management to UK and Ireland based customers.

  • IntelliCorp
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • European Consulting Manager
      • 1997 - 2000

      Key Achievements  Established European Consulting Team and Capability;  Operational and P&L management of European Consulting Line of Business;  Co-development of IntelliCorp tooling and supporting methodologies;  Pre-sales, consulting and delivery management to Europe based customers. Key Achievements  Established European Consulting Team and Capability;  Operational and P&L management of European Consulting Line of Business;  Co-development of IntelliCorp tooling and supporting methodologies;  Pre-sales, consulting and delivery management to Europe based customers.

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Project Manager
      • 1996 - 1998

      As independent contractor providing Project Management & Consulting services to Digital. Key Achievements  Instrumental in deployment of SAP Finance Solution in Europe and AsiaPac. As independent contractor providing Project Management & Consulting services to Digital. Key Achievements  Instrumental in deployment of SAP Finance Solution in Europe and AsiaPac.

  • Bose Corporation
    • United States
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Internal Auditor, (European) Financial Controller and SAP Project Manager
      • 1992 - 1997

      Key Achievements  Big bang implementation of one of the first SAP R/3’s across Dutch and German operations as well as new Belgium Central Distribution Centre.  Interim Financial Controller Bose Germany, working with the General Manager in a period of Hyper Growth  Established Internal Audit Function in European HQ Key Achievements  Big bang implementation of one of the first SAP R/3’s across Dutch and German operations as well as new Belgium Central Distribution Centre.  Interim Financial Controller Bose Germany, working with the General Manager in a period of Hyper Growth  Established Internal Audit Function in European HQ

Education

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
    MSc Business Economics and Accountancy
    1983 - 1987
  • Nyenrode Business University
    1978 - 1984

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