Monday, November 13, 2006
SAP United States - SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific
SAP United States - SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific: "With more than 12 years at SAP, McBride has earned a reputation for her track record in transforming and growing successful businesses while building solid relationships with customers and partners. As CEO and managing director of SAP Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), she successfully doubled software revenue and substantially grew the business over four years. Supported by an experienced leadership team, the ANZ hub is today a major subsidiary for SAP in Asia Pacific. Today, SAP is recognized as a premier employer in ANZ and SAP’s employee engagement score was in the high-performance zone of the “Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand 2005 Study,” a study managed by Hewitt Associates to identify the organizations whose people practices distinguish them as outstanding places to work.
Prior to her leadership at SAP ANZ, McBride spent three years with SAP America, playing a strategic role advancing SAP offerings in the areas of manufacturing, retail, consumer products and customer relationship management (CRM), and leading the transformation of the U.S. Field Organization. Before that, McBride was a managing director of SAP New Zealand for four years from 1996 to 2000. New Zealand-born and educated, McBride graduated in Wellington with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and started her career at SAP driving sales for the company in Cape Town, South Africa. McBride has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, starting her career with IBM New Zealand in 1985."
Prior to her leadership at SAP ANZ, McBride spent three years with SAP America, playing a strategic role advancing SAP offerings in the areas of manufacturing, retail, consumer products and customer relationship management (CRM), and leading the transformation of the U.S. Field Organization. Before that, McBride was a managing director of SAP New Zealand for four years from 1996 to 2000. New Zealand-born and educated, McBride graduated in Wellington with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and started her career at SAP driving sales for the company in Cape Town, South Africa. McBride has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, starting her career with IBM New Zealand in 1985."
