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SAP Names Claudio Muruzabal Regional President of EMEA South
SAP has appointed Claudio Muruzabal as the new President
for SAP’s EMEA South region that comprises Southern
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Muruzabal replaces
Steve Tzikakis who is leaving SAP to pursue a leadership
opportunity outside of the company.
With presence in 75 countries, 24 offices and ~5000
employees across EMEA South, SAP has doubled its
business in the region over the last five years.
Muruzabal who joined SAP in 2015 as President of SAP
Latin America and Caribbean has over 25 years of
technology industry leadership. A visionary of the role of
technology-driven innovation in business, Muruzabal has
enjoyed great success in SAP’s Latin America region. Prior
to joining SAP, he was CEO of NEORIS, a successful global
management and IT consulting business.
A strong advocate of education, entrepreneurship and the
promotion of diversity, Muruzabal has been recognized as
one of the HITEC Top 50 Most Influential and Notable
Hispanic Professionals in the IT Industry in Latin America
and Spain and in 2019, he received a Bravo Award from the
Council of the Americas organization, as Technology Leader
of the Year.
“Claudio Muruzabal’ s leadership is grounded in building
robust relationships to deliver strong business outcomes
and exceptional experiences for our customers. I’m
confident our customers in EMEA South will enjoy
tremendous value from Claudio’s expertise.” said Adaire
Fox-Martin, Member of the SAP Executive Board, Customer
Success. “Steve Tzikakis has delivered tremendous
outcomes for our customers over his 12-year tenure at SAP
and his contributions to our customers and to
SAP will endure for years to come.”
“With over 23,000 customers and more than 19,000
partners across the EMEA South region, I am both honored
and excited to take on this new role.” commented
Muruzabal. “EMEA South represents a tremendously
dynamic market for SAP and the opportunity to grow in the
region is significant. I look forward to helping customers
capitalize on their SAP investment and reach their full
potential.”
