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SAP Hires Leading Industry Executive to Head Global Retail and Wholesale Business |
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Rick Chavie Joins SAP to Drive Growth in Retail Sector
WALLDORF, Germany - November 17, 2005 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the appointment of Rick Chavie to lead global solution management for SAP’s retail and wholesale industry solutions. As senior vice president of Industry Solution Management, Trading, Chavie will be responsible for defining, shaping and delivering SAP’s market-leading retail and wholesale solutions. He will also be a key player in growing SAP’s retail partner ecosystem. Chavie will be based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Chavie has more than 20 years of experience directing major initiatives for leading retailers and consumer products companies across North America, Europe and Asia. He has worked in nearly all aspects of the business, including retail strategy, demand and supply optimization and next-generation technology development. Prior to joining SAP, Chavie led strategy, international and business process improvement at The Home Depot; was in charge of IT and re-engineering for an apparel division of Netherlands-based retailer C&A; held partner and leadership roles in retail, strategy and supply chain at Deloitte Consulting and Accenture; and most recently was CEO of marketing technology firm Infolenz.
“The global retail industry is a major growth opportunity for SAP,” said Jim Hagemann Snabe, general manager, Industry Solutions, SAP. “Retailers have recognized the need to more efficiently respond to consumer needs and as a result are moving away from investment in expensive, in-house development and point solutions, toward integrated, standardized software that enables best practices and processes. Chavie has the talent and vision to take our global retail business to the next level and, with him at the helm, we’re looking forward to delivering compelling business solutions that provide the foundation for retailers to drive increased growth and earnings.”
Chavie received his master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and his bachelor’s degree in German and accounting from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). He is also a Fulbright Scholar in international trade, having studied at Germany’s Saarland University and the University of Cologne.
Rick Chavie’s business expertise: strategy and process engineering; retail and distribution with focus on hardlines, softlines, grocery and specialty; merchandising and supply chain.
About SAP
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software solutions*. Today, more than 29,800 customers in over 120 countries run more than 100,600 installations of SAP® software—from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite solutions for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver® platform to drive innovation and enable business change, mySAP™ Business Suite solutions are helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.”
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