Les Hayman is a distinguished global business speaker and advisor to government bodies and major corporations. He has a charismatic presence and an impressive business expertise gained during his lifetime executive career across all continents.

With his top-executive experience he provides the audience with the highest degrees of insights into a variety of business topics. His ability to share his knowledge and top-level executive experience in an easy-to-understand format and engaging manner is remarkable. The audience is always captivated by his charismatic approach and his presence as keynote speaker and has always been an important success trigger for a large number of business conferences.

Currently engaged as SAP Ambassador, Les is responsible for representing the interests of the major software provider´s board and those of SAP's eco-system of customers and partners in government and industry think-tanks and other discussion forums globally. From 2003 to 2005, Les was a member of the SAP board, heading the SAP Global Human Resources. From 2002 to 2003, he served as chairman of SAP’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa region and, prior to this, he was president and CEO for SAP in the Asia-Pacific region. He was appointed to the SAP Extended Board in 1999. Furthermore, he served on the advisory boards of the following countries: Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa (Presidents International Advisory Council). He was also a member of the advisory board for the St. Petersburg management school and the World Childhood Foundation 2004-2006 presided by the Queen of Sweden.

Les Hayman is an experienced keynote speaker on talent management and other human capital topics, as well as on a wide range of management, business strategy and intercultural issues. His extensive experience and sound advice are hugely beneficial to businesses and organizations worldwide.