SAP UKI Employees Embrace the Spirit of the Olympics
SAP UKI employees are embracing the spirit of the London 2012 Olympic Games which begin tonight at a lavish opening ceremony. London will be openings its arms to over 10,000 athletes from 204 countries who will be participating in a mixture of old and new venues right across London and the UK over the next two weeks.
SAP UKI is celebrating the start of the Games by decorating its five offices with Olympic flags, providing Microsoft Xbox Kinect machines for employees to play Olympic sports and collect medals online and every employee has also a special ‘Goody Bag’ full of Olympic treats. The Games will be broadcast live onto screens in every offices for the duration, and high-profile events will be shown in communal areas with drinks and snacks. Employees in the Knutsford office will also be taking part in their own ‘mini Olympics’ over the coming weeks.
Many employees have also been lucky enough to be selected as volunteers for the Games – for example Annabel Gaastra (Principle Consultant) will be an Event Services Team Member at Wimbledon for the tennis, Steve Mawby (Presales Lead/Solution Architect) will be a team leader at the Olympic Rowing and Canoe Sprint competitions being held at Dorney Lakes, near Windsor and Alexandra Rejstrand (EMEA Lead, Remote Supportability, AGS Primary Support) will be volunteering in the Athlete Services Team at the ExCel centre. Alexandra will be responsible for looking after the fencing athletes, making sure they feel at home and are in the right place at the right time with the right equipment.
For two SAP employees, the games will have an extra special place in their heart. Arun Kumar, Senior Consultant I EMEA SAP Business Analytics Services, was selected at random to represent SAP as an Olympic Torchbearer. The Olympic Flame has been carried through more than 1,000 cities, towns and villages in the UK and Arun was selected to carry the Torch through the London Borough of Havering on Sunday 22nd July. Arun (pictured) described it as one of the best experiences of his life. And finally, Alan MacPherson, member of the Line of Business sales team, will have a staring role in the Opening Ceremony tonight. In one London 2012’s most closely guarded secrets, the lavish Opening Ceremony will see the Olympic Stadium packed with 62,000 spectators, 16,000 athletes, 10,000 performers, 70 sheep, 12 horses, ten chickens, three cows, two goats and even dogs and geese. Look out for Alan (pictured) who will be third from the front in a ‘boat’ at approx 10.10 (CET). Talking earlier this week, Alan said; “the atmosphere is beyond electric and without doubt way, way, way beyond the best thing I have ever done – the show will blow the minds of the world on Friday.”
Good luck to Alan and ‘Let the Games Begin’!
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