Transformation World 2026 · Sigdo Koppers
Rolling out S/4HANA across a conglomerate spanning mining, ports, engineering, explosives, and robotics — in 19 countries, as a single global project — is a daunting brief. Alejandro Reyes, Corporate Controller at Chile’s Sigdo Koppers, explains how his team delivered it in 18 months, roughly half the timeline such a program would normally take, and completed the go-live migration in 30 hours against a 64-hour window. The technical achievement is striking, but Reyes is clear that people made it possible.
“Five S equals success — and the first S is always the strength of your team.”
He describes a culture built on respect, care, and a sense of family that kept a large, distributed team aligned through intense delivery pressure. Beyond the milestone itself, Reyes ties the transformation to Sigdo Koppers’ ambitions: strong systems and clean, reliable data are the prerequisites for the M&A activity the group pursues and for its goal of listing in London by 2030. It’s a compelling example of how a well-run ERP program becomes strategic infrastructure for growth.
About the Guest
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Alejandro ReyesCorporate Controller, Sigdo Koppers Alejandro Reyes is Manager and Corporate Controller at Sigdo Koppers, the Chilean industrial conglomerate spanning mining services, engineering and construction, explosives, ports, and robotics. He led the group’s global S/4HANA transformation across 19 countries as a single project — delivered in roughly half the expected timeline — and champions a team culture built on respect and care. His work positions Sigdo Koppers with the clean, reliable data foundation it needs for M&A activity and a planned international listing. |
