Ann Olson
About Ann Olson
Ann Olson serves as the Vice President of Enterprise Business Services at Patterson Companies, Inc., where she has worked since 2017. She has extensive experience in SAP management and data governance, having previously held various leadership roles at Thomson Reuters and Patterson Companies.
Work at Patterson Companies
Ann Olson has been serving as the Vice President of Enterprise Business Services at Patterson Companies, Inc. since 2017. In this role, she focuses on aligning with strategic partners to implement SAP best practices and direction. Prior to her current position, she worked as the SAP Director for the Run Organization within Enterprise Business Services from 2015 to 2016. Olson also held the role of SAP Infrastructure Manager at Patterson from 2014 to 2015. Her tenure at Patterson has been marked by her efforts to drive strategies for data governance and quality.
Experience at Thomson Reuters
Olson has extensive experience from her time at Thomson Reuters, where she held multiple roles over a span of eight years. She served as the Director/Sr. Director of MIS Infrastructure and Operations from 2008 to 2013. Prior to that, she was the SAP & Database Administration Manager/Database Architecture Manager from 2005 to 2008. Additionally, she worked as the Sr. Director of the SAP Development Center of Delivery for 11 months in 2013-2014 and as the SAP Basis Team Lead from 2000 to 2005. Her diverse roles contributed to her expertise in SAP and database management.
Education and Expertise
Ann Olson earned her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting and Information Management from the University of North Dakota, studying from 1983 to 1987. She furthered her education at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, where she obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management Information Systems from 1988 to 1993. Her academic background supports her professional expertise in enterprise business services and SAP management.
Leadership and Team Development
In her current role, Olson demonstrates a strong ability to build mutual trust and create a partnership environment with technical teams. She emphasizes empowering teams with the freedom to innovate, fostering a culture of continual learning. Olson's leadership style focuses on understanding the impact of technology on business, which aids in facilitating solutions and maintaining a focus on end goals. Her proven history includes establishing teams to build global SAP Centers of Excellence and Run Organizations.