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Authors' Acknowledgments

This book would not be possible without the help and support of many, many people. Our colleagues at SAP were very generous with their time and research materials, providing us with interviews, research materials, and even whole sections revised or written in their hand.

Special thanks are due to Gary Dickhart, who couldn't stop writing (we're waiting for your GRC book, Gary), David Milam and Dave Anderson, who helped us greatly improve our chapter on risk management (Chapter 2). Mark Crofton made important contributions to the financial compliance chapters in Part II. Marina Simonians and David Ahrens provided tremendous support for Part III, "Going Green." Paul Pessutti helped us with interviews, reviews, and revisions in the very complex area of global trade (Chapter 8), as well as our related Part of Ten (Chapter 17). Christian Berg, who is both a colleague and an expert in the area of sustainability, shaped Chapter 14. We would also like to thank Karan Dhillon for his excellent interview and research materials; his input can be seen throughout the book, as can the influence of Bob Crochetiere, whose interview was also formative. We also extend our appreciation to the following people who helped us in bringing this book together: Nenshad Bardoliwalla, Wolfgang Bock, Ben Cesar, Lee Dittmar, Ravi Gill, Marko Langes, Melissa Lea, Joe Miles, Phil Morin, Jim Mullen, Tom Neacy, Barry Nemmers, Eric Solberg, Axel Streichardt, and Greg Wynne. Thank you for the ...