By Freya Purnell
The senior management reshuffle at SAP AG has continued with news that Shawn Price, appointed president, global cloud and line of business in January, will leave the company this week.
Price took over from former Ariba CEO Bob Calderoni, who resigned in January, after he replaced former SuccessFactors boss Lars Dalgaard, who left the company in June 2013.
Price’s resignation was reportedly announced internally last week, and the role will apparently not be refilled, with ‘cloud’ responsibilities to be divided between other executives.
SAP has announced a new Global Partner Operations organisation, however, to be led by Rodolpho Cardenuto (pictured), previously president of SAP Americas. He joined the company in 2008 as president of SAP Latin America and the Carribean.
The new unit will not only take on the responsibilities of the existing Ecosystem and Channels team, but will also manage SAP Business One, the original equipment manufacturing business and the company’s overall strategic partnerships around the world.
Mark Ferrer, current head of SAP Ecosystem and Channels, will continue his role as chief operating officer of Customer Operations, reporting to Robert Enslin, president of Global Customer Operations and newly appointed member of the Executive Board of SAP AG.
“The formation of our new Global Partner Operations organisation is key to driving scale and adoption of the SAP Cloud powered by SAP HANA,” said co-CEO Bill McDermott.
“Rodolpho will engage with a vibrant and open ecosystem of more than 11,500 companies worldwide to unlock the potential of every customer to become a best-run business. Rodolpho’s appointment shows that our bedrock commitment to the spirit of partnership with the SAP ecosystem has never been stronger.”
To replace Cardenuto in his previous role, SAP has appointed Jennifer Morgan as president of SAP North America, and Diego Dzodan president of SAP Latin America and Carribean, reporting to Enslin.
