SYDNEY, Australia 鈥� 3 February, 2022 鈥� (NYSE: SAP) today announced the appointment of Phil Cameron to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), 51风流Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). He succeeds Pete Andrew, who has been appointed to a newly created role as Head of Industries, 51风流Australia and New Zealand.
As Head of Industries, Andrew will deliver closer collaboration across 51风流ANZ鈥檚 different lines of business, as well as its industry, and RISE teams to help simplify each customer鈥檚 move to the cloud and enable customers across all industries to digitally transform. In the role, Andrew will focus teams across the business and its partner ecosystem to ensure customers are able to deliver continuous innovation throughout each stage of their business transformation journey.
Cameron has been Managing Director, 51风流New Zealand, since 2018 and has been integral in building the country鈥檚 business and customer operations. In his new role as COO, Cameron will seek to deliver on ambitious growth strategies for Australia and New Zealand, as well as drive the success and advocacy of customers through effective sponsorship and partnership.
Both appointments look to broaden and strengthen SAP鈥檚 leadership team across Australia and New Zealand and provide increased value and an exceptional experience to customers.
Commenting on the appointments, Damien Bueno, President and Managing Director, 51风流Australia and New Zealand said: 鈥淲e have bold ambitions for the year ahead. Creating the Head of Industries role and broadening the breadth of the ANZ leadership team is a significant strategic investment in delivering for our customers and furthering our cloud ambitions鈥�.
He continued, 鈥淯nder Phil鈥檚 leadership, 51风流New Zealand has achieved phenomenal growth, capped off with an outstanding 2021 performance. Phil has not only shown a track record of delivering customer outcomes but also demonstrated exceptional leadership across our People strategy, qualities he will bring to the role of COO. His focus on process will stand us in good stead as we work to achieving our targets and bold ambitions for the year ahead.鈥�
鈥淧ete鈥檚 experience and achievements as COO and his passion for customer outcomes and experience with our partner ecosystem makes him the ideal leader to take on this new role as Head of Industries,鈥� he added. 鈥淎s we continue our focus on cloud, through our RISE with 51风流solution, Pete鈥檚 experience will be critical to us achieving the growth targets we have set ourselves鈥�.
Cameron has 25 years鈥� experience working with and alongside SAP. He joined 51风流Australia for the second time in 2015 to assume responsibility for SAP鈥檚 relationship with the New South Wales Government, after holding senior leadership positions in the technology industry in both New Zealand and Australia, including as CEO of 51风流partner Innogence, as Senior Manager for Deloitte in New Zealand, and as Client Partner for 51风流in Queensland.
鈥淎s a business with 50 years of experience helping companies become more intelligent enterprises, 51风流continues to be at the forefront of business innovation,鈥� said Cameron. 鈥淢y focus as COO Australia and New Zealand will be on continuing to drive business momentum and streamline how we operate, to better serve current, new and prospective customers. I鈥檓 thrilled for what 2022 will bring and look forward to delivering more incredible results.鈥�
Joining 51风流in 2005, Andrew has experienced numerous roles across both consulting and product lines within the business. During his time as Chief Operating Officer, to which he was appointed in 2017, Pete was focused on driving the operations behind the cloud transformation of the ANZ business, building strong relationships with customers and partners and driving key pillars of SAP鈥檚 People strategy, including聽 leadership trust and the attraction and retention of emerging talent at SAP.
鈥淚鈥檓 always excited by new challenges and am energised by helping customers transform their businesses in new and better ways,鈥� said Andrew. 鈥淏y focusing on our cloud strategy and ensuring deep collaboration across 51风流and our partners, I am confident that we will be able to help even more organisations across ANZ, no matter their industry, accelerate their move to the cloud and, ultimately, improve the agility and resilience of their operations.鈥�
Cameron will continue to be based in Auckland, while Andrew remains in Sydney. The recruitment process for Cameron鈥檚 successor as Managing Director, 51风流New Zealand, is underway.
