Executive Board and Corporate Leaders
Arno Franz
Partner & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, TPI
arno.franz@tpi.net
As Partner and Managing Director for TPI’s Asia-Pacific region, Mr. Franz has gained extensive experience working with TPI’s regional clients, including most large corporate entities in Australia and New Zealand.
Arno brings significant experience in IT strategy, operations and service delivery to TPI’s clients. His industry breadth includes state and local government, health care, air transportation and manufacturing. Arno has experience managing client relationships; managing delivery of IT consulting services such as communications and security, enterprise applications, industrial systems, systems integration and knowledge management; delivering IT infrastructure services; leading business development activities; developing IT strategies, and consulting on IT systems development and implementation.
Prior to joining TPI, Arno worked as Vice President-Consulting for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in Australia. Previously, he held account management and business development positions at Electronic Data Systems, where he supported clients including the South Australian Government, Government of New South Wales (NSW) and Ansett Air Freight. He also held IT service/strategy positions with NSW Department of Health, Central Sydney Area Health Service and Computer Power Group.
In Arno's Words
“The key feedback that most clients give me, which differentiates us from either their in-house capability or another provider, is, ‘We couldn’t have done this without you!’
In my mind it’s all about execution. Yes, we have the data, the industry insights and the intellectual property that is both extensive and deep; but it’s our ability as advisors to cut through the morass of the bureaucracy in organizations, achieve alignment with all the stakeholders and get the job done. That’s the difference, and that is what sets TPI apart.”