SAP has appointed Manik Saha as Managing Director of its new SAP Labs East Asia regional research and development and innovation unit that brings together SAP Labs in Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, and Korea.
The SAP Labs Network comprises the company’s 13 global research and development entities positioned in high-tech clusters across 20 countries and 52 locations.
It aims to enhance SAP’s culture of diversity and innovation through global thought leadership and engagement with local ecosystems, while aiding to develop and improve key SAP solutions and drive SAP’s overall innovation and AI agenda.
SAP Labs East Asia will be vital in advancing SAP’s Business AI development, accelerating engineering collaboration, and scaling innovation across rapidly growing markets in the region and globally.
Saha will spearhead strategic investments, talent development and cross-market innovation programmes to ensure consistent delivery of innovation, high-quality products, and reliable execution for SAP’s customers worldwide.
He has more than two decades of strategic technology leadership and global operational
experience to his expanded role, including driving the launch of SAP Labs Singapore in 2022 and SAP Labs Vietnam in 2024. Saha is responsible for four locations where SAP employs more than 1,100 engineers, driving operational excellence and strengthening delivery discipline across the region.
“Innovation provides security for long-term business success. The need for businesses to adapt to changes and technological advances quickly is only going to increase,” said Manik.
“With Manik at the helm, we are confident to continue our ongoing efforts to advance Business AI and cloud innovation for our customers across the region and beyond,” said Clas Neumann, Senior Vice President and Head of Global SAP Labs Network.
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