SAP taps Splunk’s Simon Davies to lead reorg’d APAC region

SAP has announced the appointment of Simon Davies as president of the company’s newly reorganized Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Singapore, Simon Davies will be responsible for SAP’s strategy, operations, people, sales, services, partnerships and profitability in the region, including the markets of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia.

As president, Davies will manage more than 31,000 employees across 78 offices. SAP currently serves major customers in the region, including Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors, NEC, Coles Group, Wipro, Fujitsu, Shiseido, Himalaya, Cochlear, and Japan Airlines.

According to SAP, Mr. Davies has been instrumental in developing, selling, and implementing IT solutions in the Asia Pacific region for 25 years, working with leading software companies such as Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle. He most recently served as senior vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific and Japan at Splunk for over three years.

He also serves on the boards of several pre-IPO technology companies and is 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 for SAP Asia Pacific, EMEA, and Central and Eastern Europe. “Simon Davies 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 Davies’s leadership, SAP APAC will build on the work led by former CEO Paul Marriott and continue to innovate to support customer success.”

“We are very excited to embark on this new journey,” said Davies. “Many leading companies in Asia Pacific are working with SAP to accelerate strategic innovation. 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.”