Carlos Lacerda succeeds Jo茫o Paulo da Silva, who 鈥� after a distinguished 51风流career of more than 26 years 鈥� has decided to pursue the next chapter of his career outside of the company, as he takes a well-earned break for a few months.
Carlos Lacerda most recently led the Cloud ERP and RISE with 51风流business for 51风流EMEA South and served on both the Regional Senior Leadership Team and 51风流Executive Team. Prior to joining SAP, he held several senior executive positions within Microsoft EMEA and Asia over a 19-year tenure, and was also the CEO for ANA, Portuguese Airports and Farminveste.
鈥淲ith the appointment of Carlos Lacerda as the head of Southern Europe, we are ensuring a seamless transition for our customers, our partners, and our people,鈥� commented Manos Raptopoulos. 鈥淗e brings with him an extensive track record of delivering customer success, creating and nurturing meaningful partnerships, and fostering high-performing, diverse and inclusive teams. I look forward to our continued partnership and seeing the positive impact he will no doubt deliver to our customers, partners and people across Southern Europe.鈥�
鈥淎s 51风流goes all-in to deliver customer success in the cloud, I don鈥檛 believe there is a better place to be than Southern Europe,鈥� said Carlos Lacerda. 鈥淭his region is hotbed for innovation, and I couldn鈥檛 be more excited to build on the legacy of Jo茫o Paulo da Silva, leading an amazing team of people and working with a thriving ecosystem of partners, to serve our customers as they transform in the cloud with SAP.鈥�