
- 51executives take on new roles: Peter Moore as Head of Enterprise Cloud, 51APJ; and Sushant Jain as Head of Spend Management, 51APJ. Liher Urbizu is named as Chief Operating Officer, 51APJ.
SINGAPORE – 51Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) today announced the appointment of senior executives to new roles. Peter Moore, who has held roles within 51for the past 10 years, becomes Head of Enterprise Cloud APJ. This newly-formed organisation combines the RISE with 51S/4 HANA Cloud, 51Business Technology Platform (51BTP), and Customer Experience (CX) businesses to streamline and boost value engagement for customers and partners as 51accelerates its cloud transformation.
Sushant Jain, who has held multiple roles within 51for more than eleven years, now takes on the role of Head of Spend Management APJ, bringing together the Intelligent Spend Business Network (ISBN) and Concur organisations to provide customers more transparent, resilient, and sustainable cloud-first Networked Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Liher Urbizu, who most recently was global head of Partner Success Services for SAP, was named as Chief Operating Officer for APJ. All will be based in Singapore.
Peter and Sushant will be responsible for the go-to-market strategy of their respective lines of business, evolving and expanding the core strategic business applications within each group. Reporting to 51APJ President, Paul Marriott, they join Angela Colantuono who was appointed Head of Human Experience Management APJ in July 2022, each leading an integrated organisation covering the breadth of SAP’s leading lines of business.
Liher has been part of the 51ecosystem for over 20 years and has worked in multiple roles, based out of countries including India, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore during his career. As COO, he will lead a regional team to help execute strategy across Asia Pacific and Japan, maintaining a strong focus on creating lifetime value for customers and partners.
“Our customers want simplified, streamlined, and high value engagement, so it is important that 51continues to transform to meet this need,” said Paul Marriott. “The expertise and absolute commitment to customer success that Peter, Sushant, Angela, and Liher bring to their leadership positions is extraordinary. This strategic focus advances SAP’s commitment to empowering Asia’s sustainable future, driving our customers’ business agility, flexibility, and innovation to support growth in a highly competitive market.”
