SAP APAC (Asia Pacific) announced the appointment of Simon Davies as President of the newly reorganized Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Davies will be responsible for SAP’s strategy, operations, people, sales, services, partnerships and profitability in the region. Paul Marriott, who held the position for the past five years, will return to Europe to spend time with his family.
Simon Davis will be responsible for overseeing the Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, Greater China and South East Asia markets, and will manage more than 31,000 employees across 78 offices. SAP currently serves key customers in the Asia Pacific region, including Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, NEC Corporation, Coles Group, Wipro, Fujitsu Limited, Shiseido, Himalaya, Cochlear and Japan Airlines.
Mr. Davis has been instrumental in developing, selling and implementing IT solutions in the Asia Pacific region for the past 25 years, working with leading software companies including Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan at Splunk for over three years. He is also a board member of several pre-IPO technology companies and a member of the Australian Institute of Corporate Directors (AICD).
“SAP is accelerating cloud and AI innovation through purpose, talent and partnerships,” said Manos Raptopoulos, chief revenue officer, SAP Asia Pacific, EMEA and MEE. “Simon Davis brings significant experience in driving innovation and fast-growing markets in Asia and has demonstrated expertise in building diverse, inclusive and high-performing teams. Under Davis’s leadership, SAP APAC will build on the progress made by Paul Marriott and continue to innovate to support customer success.”
“We are excited to embark on this new journey,” said Simon Davis, Chairman. “Many leading companies in Asia Pacific are working with SAP to accelerate strategic innovation,” he said. “In particular, building a successful cloud foundation and effectively leveraging business data will be key to unlocking new growth opportunities in AI, data analytics, and sustainability.”
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