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JOHANNESBURG. –  SYSTEMS Applications Products (SAP) , global leader in software technology has appointed Gilles Lepretre as Africa’s managing director for all French-speaking African countries.In his new role, Gilles will lead the newly formed French African SAP territory, which is a merging of West and Central African French-speaking countries and the French speaking Maghreb countries, which were previously managed by the French marketing unit.

SAP Africa Chief Executive Officer, Pfungwa Serima, confirmed and welcomed the appointment.

“Gilles has managed his territories with great success. He brings a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to the region and will add immense value to SAP Africa’s footprint in the area,” said Serima.

Lepretre will be based at the newly-created SAP Casablanca headquarters.

He joined SAP France in 2006 as head of Small to Medium Enterprise and in 2009 he took over the Retail, Consumer and Wholesale sectors for large accounts.
He was then promoted in 2011 to Business Area director and member of the French Executive Committee in charge of various sectors.

The appointment comes at a time that sees the company driving significant growth in line with its 2014 goals for the region. – CAJ News.