Profile

Unit4’s next-generation enterprise cloud solutions power many of the world’s mid-market organizations by integrating capabilities in Financials, Procurement, Project Management, HR, and FP&A. This integration enables real-time information sharing and delivers greater insights, helping organizations become more effective.

By combining mid-market expertise with a relentless focus on people, Unit4 has developed flexible solutions tailored to meet customers’ unique and evolving needs. With over 40 years of heritage, a presence in over 20 countries, and a team of more than 2,600 colleagues, the company supports over 5,100 customers globally across various industries, including professional services, non-profit, higher education, and the public sector.

Unit4 closely collaborates with partners and customers, earning industry and analyst recognition for its efforts. The company is dedicated to the continuous innovation of its people-centric solutions. Each module and software set is conceived, engineered, and developed by forward-thinking technologists to address the needs of project-based, people-centered organizations.

Unit4’s vision is to empower businesses and people to focus on what truly matters. Its mission is to lead in automating finance, planning, and people operations, transforming service-centric organizations in the mid-market and improving how they and their people work. This journey aims to position Unit4 as the leading ERP provider in its sector and industries.

The company is also set to continue transforming the ERP landscape by advancing AI and automation, driving efficiency, and fostering innovation in processes. Unit4’s AI philosophy emphasizes Human-Centered Design and the practical application of AI, tailoring its Smart Experiences and automation strategy to meet the unique needs of its users.

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Key Products

Unit4 offers a comprehensive, cloud-based business management suite, designed for people-centric organizations, featuring a range of key products such as ERPx, Human Capital Management (HCM), Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financials by Coda, and Source-to-Contract by Scanmarket (S2C).

Unit4 ERPx

Unit4 ERPx, is the next-generation cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for mid-market services organizations. ERPx delivers fully integrated ERP, HCM and FP&A, on a unified architecture, with rapid deployment and industry-specific innovations out-of-the-box. It is particularly notable for its global resource management capabilities, intuitive design for faster implementation, and data-driven insights for strategic decision-making. It is built on a next-generation microservices based platform for easy extensibility and agility to help support people-based organizations into the future.

Unit4 HCM

Unit4’s HCM solution enhances employee engagement and retention through integrated tools for recruitment, talent management, and workforce analytics.

Unit4 FP&A

Unit4 FP&A provides robust tools for financial planning and scenario analysis, and Financials by Coda supports complex accounting and compliance needs.

Customer Insights

“If we urgently need to deliver humanitarian relief in a new region, we can ‘copy and paste’ the platform into that region, rapidly supporting the finance, procurement, and HR needs in that region. And because it’s all in the cloud, we could literally have one person there with a laptop connected to Unit4, and operational very quickly. This makes Medical Teams much more responsive to humanitarian events as and where it occurs.” – Stephen Dean, IT Director, Medical Teams International

“We chose to stay with Unit4 ERP for our cloud journey because we’ve been with them since 1998. We’re very comfortable with Unit4 ERP and find the solution very versatile. It works well for our processes, gives us the ability to do things how we want, and create the efficiencies we need. There was no need to look at any other suppliers for moving to cloud – it didn’t make sense to do so.” – Michelle Williams, Finance Systems Manager, University of Salford

“Cloud deployment ensures we are compliant with international standards or global regulations and policies. It also makes us confident we can provide business continuity.” – Rainelda Ampil, ERP Team Lead, Global Green Growth Institute

“When Unit4 ERPx was demonstrated to us, we felt this freedom. It showed us that smart things don’t need to be complicated. With barely any customization, we could combine process automation with a great user experience. There were no issues with the migration at all.” – Ammara Ghulam, CFO, IO Interactive

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Key Executives

Mike Ettling, Chief Executive Officer

Mike has been at Unit4 for five years. Prior to joining Unit4, Mike was President of SAP SuccessFactors, a leader in providing cloud-based software for human capital management. Before that, he was CEO of NGA HR (now Alight), a global HR/payroll services provider. He also held a variety of executive positions at global IT solutions company, Unisys, including heading the Global Business Process Outsourcing division and serving as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand.

Matt Bagley. Chief Financial Officer

Matt joined Unit4 in 2022 from RIMES Technologies, a financial managed data services and RegTech specialist, where he has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2020. Previously Matt was Chief Financial Officer at eFront, a leading technology solution for alternative investment management. He has held senior finance and consulting roles at numerous companies including Omnifone, Reevoo, ViewSonic, Alvarez & Marsal, and PwC.

Tania Garrett, Chief People Officer

Tania joined Unit4 in 2022 from Adobe where she led International Employee Experience, covering the EMEA, APAC and Japan regions. Prior to joining Adobe, Tania held the position of Group HR Director for a legal services company and successfully navigated the sale of the business with a newly hired management team. She also worked for Experian as HR Director across EMEA and, before that, as Head of HR and HR services at Towers Watson, a leading global professional services company. Her career started at Valspar, culminating in the role of Human Resources Director across EMEA and India.

Jean de Villiers, Chief Customer Officer

Jean joined Unit4 in 2022. With a 27-year career spent in technology, management consulting, managed services and professional services, Jean joins from global enterprise software company, BMC, where he led the Global Professional Services business, covering Consulting, Managed Services and Education. Prior to his 11-year tenure at BMC, Jean worked for several organizations ranging from Value Added Resellers, such as Planwell Technologies, to large Managed Services Providers, such as PinkRoccade – latterly Getronics.

Claus Jepsen, Chief Product and Technology Officer (previously at Infor, Maersk)

Claus has been at Unit4 for almost 10 years. Claus is a technology expert who has spent the last few decades developing and architecting software solutions, and at Unit4 leads the focus on enabling the post-modern enterprise. Claus builds cloud-based, super-scalable solutions for Unit4 customers and brings innovative technologies such as AI, chatbots, and predictive analytics to ERP. Prior to Unit4, Claus held positions at Infor where his last role was as VP Software Development, Technology and Maersk Data as Manager of Service & QA.

Johan Reventberg, Chief Revenue Officer

Johan joined Unit4 in 2023. With more than 20 years’ experience in consulting, pre-sales, sales management, and general management, Johan joined Unit4 from software and consultancy company, Blue Yonder, where he served as President of the EMEA region. In this role, he was responsible for driving software and professional services revenue and aligning the company’s regional go-to-market approach with global strategy. Johan began his career as an IT and Management consultant for Accenture, where he focused on large scale retail IT transformations and IT outsourcing. He then moved into sales and solution advisory for Oracle and was responsible for building and launching Oracle Retail in the Nordic region.

Investors

Unit4 announced a significant milestone in March 2021, with a definitive agreement from TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, for strategic growth investment of more than $2bn. Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, will invest alongside TA. Demonstrating the significant value of Unit4, the new partnership will provide the company with fresh capital to accelerate its ambitious growth plans.

Competitors

• SAP


• Oracle


• Workday


• NetSuite


• Infor

Corporate Responsibility

Reflecting the people-first approach Unit4 lives by every day, their approach aligns strongly with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — the world’s best plan to build a better world for people and our planet by 2030.

Unit4 focuses on three key areas where they strive to make a significant difference as a cloud software company: education and employability through digital skills and inclusion (SDGs 4 and 1), health and well-being (SDG 3), and climate change and environmental sustainability (SDG 12).

Here are some of their commitments:

• Their cloud software is already carbon neutral and will be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2025.


• They have introduced a recycling scheme for hardware and electronic appliances.


• They will embed sustainability in their sourcing and procurement processes, ensuring their suppliers are socially, legally, and ethically responsible.

In 2024, Unit4 was awarded the EcoVadis bronze medal in recognition of their sustainability achievements.

Additionally, Unit4 has created a program for financing small agroforestry projects that provide both environmental and social benefits. They plant trees in Asia, Africa, and South America in the name of every customer with whom they sign a deal. These trees will grow, absorb CO2, and encourage local biodiversity and economic development.

Unit4 also dedicates 1% of their time to giving back through the Act4Good program, which enables all employees to engage in community actions for causes they care about. Act4Good brings everyone at Unit4 together to positively impact society and their wider communities through volunteering, fundraising, and challenges with social and environmental purposes.