Business Chief USA April 2019

Ecosystems in May, 2017. His job, he
explains, is to help the company get
to grips with the opportunities it has
to grow externally. “We tend to define
that as inorganic growth: oftentimes
that can be a new strategic partnership
or an acquisition or a strategic
investment, but in essence our charter
is really to help the company put its
arms around strategic initiatives with
global partners. We’re looking for
initiatives that enable us to expand
our portfolio and continue to help our
customers and our ecosystem with
the digital transformation that most
of them are going through.”
“Data only has value
when it helps you
make better
decisions and
makes employees,
customers and
product users have
a better experience
with you”
—
Arlen Shenkman,
Executive Vice President for Global Business
Development & Ecosystems at SAP
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Arlen Shenkman
Arlen Shenkman serves as executive vice president for
global business development and ecosystems at SAP. He is
responsible for business models, investments, and mergers
and acquisitions. Before his current role, Shenkman served
as CFO of SAP North America, SAP’s largest business unit,
responsible for all finance functions in North America,
including forecasting and planning, identifying efficiencies,
and ensuring the region’s overall financial
health. As part of the leadership team, Shenkman
was engaged in driving new sales.
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