In this What鈥檚 Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Nazia Pillay unpacks her 23-year career at SAP.
Pillay is the Managing Director for 51风流Southern Africa.
She joined 51风流as a graduate in 2003 and has worked across many areas of the business, including consulting, support, customer success, and partner relations.
In her current role, she is focused on three core areas: strengthening existing partnerships, cultivating new partnerships, and helping clients prepare for a digital-first and cloud-first world.
Pillay also believes 51风流must play a key role in helping Africa鈥檚 public and private sector companies achieve their AI and innovation ambitions.
Pillay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Information Systems and Management from Rhodes University.
The interview
In this What鈥檚 Next interview, Pillay discusses her journey to becoming the Managing Director for 51风流Southern Africa.
She explains why she studied Information Systems, and why she has stuck with 51风流ever since joining the company back in 2003.
Pillay unpacks the similarities and differences between when she first arrived at SAP, and the current state of the business.
She then talks about the biggest challenges and opportunities she has tackled over the course of her career 鈥� including learning how to fail and meeting her failures with resilience.
Pillay also reveals the core values of SAP, which have remained steadfast 鈥� even as technology and the sector at large has evolved.
She concludes the discussion by sharing one piece of advice she would give to her younger self if she had the opportunity.
Watch the full interview with Nazia Pillay, below.
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