Simon Hammer is the new Head of Channel and SME on the Executive Board of SAP Switzerland

With the appointment of Simon Hammer, the interests of partners and SMEs are now also represented on the Executive Board. Hammer succeeds Pascal Strnad, who is taking on a new management role in the SAP Central and Eastern Europe (MEE) region.

Simon Hammer: "Outstanding salesman and account manager".

Simon Hammer entered sales two decades ago after completing his training as a federally certified sales manager, initially in the publishing industry and from 2002 in the software industry. After initial years in the database and web shop market, he moved to StepStone Solutions. At the end of 2010, he started at SuccessFactors and joined SAP Switzerland through its acquisition in 2013. At both companies, as Key Account Manager and later Global Strategic Account Manager, he earned a reputation as an outstanding salesman and customer service representative, according to a recent SAP media release. As of 2015, he took over the management of the cloud business at SAP Switzerland. With his team, he was able to massively expand the cloud business in Switzerland and win numerous customers for cloud solutions from SAP.

SMEs now represented on the Executive Board of SAP Switzerland

In his new role, Simon Hammer has made it his mission to drive forward the digital transformation and the development into an intelligent company with the help of SAP technologies together with the partners in the SME segment. By joining the Executive Board, the partners and SME customers will have a direct representation of interests in the management body of SAP Switzerland.

Simon Hammer is married and the father of three children. He spends his free time with his family. He also enjoys riding his racing bike or mountain bike, and in winter he likes to ski. He lives with his family near Solothurn.

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