{"id":73872,"date":"2021-06-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=73872"},"modified":"2021-05-19T14:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T12:43:22","slug":"staff-news-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/staff-news-may-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Personnel announcements May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAP Switzerland fills new management position<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabrina Storck is joining SAP Switzerland as COO. In this role, she reports directly to Igor Kurkov, COO and Head of Cloud Business in the SAP Central and Eastern Europe (MEE) region. She also joins the Executive Board of the Swiss country organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since joining SAP 13 years ago as part of a trainee program, Sabrina Storck has held various positions in the DACH sales region, in the global partner organization, and as assistant to the Group Executive Board. Prior to her previous role, she was responsible for the sales strategy of the MEE region. <\/p><div id=\"great-4127210402\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6yfv7eho3Gc\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Fullsize\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fullsize\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last three years, as Sales Operations Manager, she and her teams primarily led the internal structuring of sales processes and the introduction of new tools and technologies for the region. She also strengthened relationships with business partners, advised regional management teams and focused on customer proximity and innovation in the operations organization. In recent months, in addition to her actual role, she successfully took on extended leadership responsibilities in the MEE region, with a particular focus on Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Storck holds a bachelor's degree in International Business Communication. In her new role, Sabrina Storck pursues a transparent and inclusive leadership approach. One of her particular concerns is to sustainably strengthen teams through diversity and to promote so-called Rebel Talents in all teams, all the way up to management level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sabrina_Storck.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73876\"\/><figcaption>In her new role as Chief Operating Officer of SAP Switzerland, she is pursuing the <strong>Sabrina Storck<\/strong> a transparent and inclusive approach to leadership.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Head of Marketing DACH at Spitch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carmen Keller has been appointed as the new Head of Marketing for the DACH region by the Swiss company Spitch. She will be responsible for all marketing activities of the specialist company for language systems in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the appointment of Carmen Keller, Spitch is further expanding its commitment in this region. One of her new tasks is to help natural language dialog systems to succeed. These are speech systems with which you can talk (almost) like a human being. Speaking with computers is seen as the next big, promising project for communication between humans and machines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<em>Speaking is easier for us humans than any other form of communication and is therefore the simplest user interface<\/em>\", says Carmen Keller and adds: \"<em>I am thrilled to be playing a role in one of the most significant technological transformations of our time.<\/em>\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Head of Marketing has more than 20 years of experience in management positions in the ICT and consumer goods industry. She is therefore ideally prepared to drive forward the introduction of voice systems in the industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<em>Voice dialog systems that you can talk to like a person will become as commonplace as touchscreens in the future<\/em>\", Carmen Keller draws a comparison with another human-machine interface that has long been part of everyday life for billions of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Carmen_Keller.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73877\"\/><figcaption><strong>Carmen Keller<\/strong>, new Head of Marketing DACH at Spitch, is thrilled to be playing a role in one of the most significant technological disruptions of our time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jesus Martinez joins Syntax team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus Martinez is the new Vice President Operations and member of the European management team at IT service provider Syntax. In his new role, Martinez is responsible for the smooth running of all operations activities in Europe and reports to European CEO Ralf S\u00fcrken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a particular focus on adapting Syntax's product and service strategy to changing market and customer requirements and helping to shape the company's globally oriented growth path. The 54-year-old engineering graduate joins Syntax from KPN International, where he held various management positions over the past 18 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, as Vice President Operations International, General Manager Germany and Managing Director for the UK, France and Hong Kong, he had overall responsibility for the service, engineering and operations of the global ICT network. He was also involved as a member of the management team in the sale of KPN's international fixed network business to GTT Communications. Prior to joining KPN International, Martinez was Director Backbone Operations at Ebone\/KPNQwest, responsible for network operations in the DACH region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jesus_Martinez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73878\"\/><figcaption>Jesus Martinez, Syntax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mario Demez takes over management of CNT Bolzano<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mario Demez will head the Italian branch of SAP consultancy CNT Management Consulting. The qualified economist will take over the team in Bolzano as Managing Consultant from Blidmund Kristler, who is retiring. The Bolzano office will therefore be managed by Mario Demez and his Innsbruck colleague Christian Egger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After studying economics in Trento (Italy), Glasgow (Scotland) and Dresden (Germany), Demez joined the SAP business as a Junior Consultant in 2013 and has been a Senior Consultant at CNT Italy since 2019. In this role, he has already led the implementation of several major SAP projects for customers such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Humana Italia and Portugal as well as R\u00f6fix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blidmund Kristler scatters roses for his successor: \"<em>Italian customers are as familiar to him as German ones.<\/em>\" CNT Italy started operations in 2018 with a team of five consultants, and further growth is being accelerated. CNT has great expectations of the Bolzano location. On the one hand, the team can support Italian companies. On the other hand, CNT is also the point of contact for SAP rollouts for German companies in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mario_demez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73879\"\/><figcaption>Mario Demez, CNT Bolzano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process Analytics Factory appoints new CFO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pascal Redaoui has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) by Process Analytics Factory (PAF). Pascal Redaoui had been Executive Vice President Finance &amp; Strategy since 2020 and in this role was largely responsible for the sustainable expansion of PAF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his new role as CFO, he will pursue additional growth opportunities to increase PAF's market share and drive the adoption of the process mining tool globally. Redaoui studied International Business Administration at the Rotterdam School of Management and subsequently started his career at Oppenheimer &amp; Co. as an analyst in New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the last five years prior to joining PAF, Redaoui worked as a technology investment banker at Arma Partners in London and New York, where he advised fast-growing software companies on capital raising and M&amp;A transactions. \u201e<em>I am very excited to take on the CFO role at PAF and help the company continue to execute its strategic plan and accelerate growth. I look forward to continuing to build on our momentum<\/em>\u201c, says Pascal Redaoui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal_Redaoui.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73880\"\/><figcaption>Pascal Redaoui, PAF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PAF now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexander Seeliger<\/strong> has been appointed Chief Scientist at Process Analytics Factory (PAF). In this role, he will head up the Research and Innovation department. His tasks include evaluating complementary technologies such as AI, RPA and machine learning and integrating them into process mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All for One Group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michael Zitz<\/strong> joins the management of the All for One Group as the new Chief Sales Officer. The 40-year-old Austrian is co-founder of B4B Solutions, which specializes in customer experience and has been part of the Group since 2016, and is an expert in digitalization and customer centricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Hat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Udo Urbantschitsch<\/strong> will play a key role in shaping Red Hat's strategy and direction as Director Worldwide Technology Sales and Go To Market. The international manager has completed two degrees and has already founded just as many companies in his young career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google Cloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gerrit Kazmaier<\/strong>former SAP manager, has been appointed General Manager for Databases, Data Analytics and Looker by Google Cloud. Most recently, Kazmaier was President of Hana &amp; Analytics at SAP and led the global product and development teams for data warehousing and analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workday<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lynne Doughtie<\/strong> was elected to the board of Workday. Doughtie has more than 35 years of experience. She began her career at KPMG in 1985. She most recently served as Chairman and CEO of the firm in the US and prior to that was a member of the Global Board and Executive Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NetApp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rick Scurfield<\/strong> will assume the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer at NetApp. Scurfield will be responsible for direct sales and channel coverage, driving the transformation of NetApp's digital and virtual sales teams.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAP Schweiz besetzt F\u00fchrungsposition neu Sabrina Storck geht als COO der SAP Schweiz an den Start. In dieser Funktion berichtet sie direkt an Igor Kurkov, COO und Head of Cloud Business in der Region SAP Mittel- und Osteuropa (MEE). Zudem nimmt sie Einsitz in die Gesch\u00e4ftsleitung der Schweizer Landesorganisation. 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In dieser Funktion berichtet sie direkt an Igor Kurkov, COO und Head of Cloud Business in der Region SAP Mittel- und Osteuropa (MEE). Zudem nimmt sie Einsitz in die Gesch\u00e4ftsleitung der Schweizer Landesorganisation. Seit ihrem Einstieg bei SAP vor 13 Jahren im Rahmen eines Trainee-Programms hat Sabrina Storck verschiedene Funktionen in der Vertriebsregion DACH, in der globalen Partner-Organisation und als Assistentin des Konzernvorstands wahrgenommen. Vor ihrer bisherigen Rolle war sie verantwortlich f\u00fcr die Vertriebsstrategie der MEE-Region. In den letzten drei Jahren leitete sie als Sales Operations Manager mit ihren&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/mag-21-05\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MAG 21-05<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"E-3 Magazine","url":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/author\/e-3-magazin\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73872\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73872"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=73872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}