SAP appoints Simon Davies as Asia-Pacific president overseeing 31,000 employees

SAP Asia Pacific (APAC) announced on the 19th that it has appointed Simon Davies as the newly restructured regional president for the Asia-Pacific region. Chairman Davies will oversee SAP's strategy, operations, human resources, sales, services, partnerships, and revenue across the Asia-Pacific region based in Singapore.

Chairman Simon Davies will oversee markets in Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, the Greater China region, and Southeast Asia, managing over 31,000 employees across 78 offices. Current clients served by SAP in the Asia-Pacific region include major companies such as Hyundai Motor Company, Kia, NEC Corporation, Coles Group, Wipro, Fujitsu Limited, Shiseido, Himalaya, Cochlear, and Japan Airlines.

Chairman Davies has played a significant role in developing, selling, and implementing IT solutions in the Asia-Pacific region over the past 25 years, having worked with global software companies such as Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and general manager for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region at Splunk for over three years. He is also a board member of several pre-IPO technology corporations and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Manos Raptopoulos, SAP Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Central and Eastern Europe (MEE) Chief Revenue Officer, noted, "SAP is accelerating cloud and AI innovation based on objectives, talents, and partnerships," adding, "Chairman Simon Davies has built extensive experience in a rapidly growing Asian market that pursues innovation and has demonstrated excellent expertise in building high-performing teams with diversity and inclusiveness. Under Chairman Davies's leadership, SAP APAC will further develop the achievements driven by former chairman Paul Marriott and actively support customer success through continuous innovation."

Chairman Simon Davies stated, "I am very excited to begin this new journey." He continued, "Many leading corporations in the Asia-Pacific region are accelerating strategic innovation with SAP," and said, "In particular, building a successful cloud foundation and effectively leveraging business data will be the key to unlocking new growth opportunities in AI, data analytics, and sustainability."