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Guy Berruyer
Chief Executive
Guy’s biography is within the Board of directors section opposite.
Guy is based in the UK.
Richard Drury
Group Human Resources Director
Richard is responsible for leading human resources at Sage. His role
is to develop and lead the implementation of our global strategy for
organisational design, reward, leadership development, performance,
talent, employee engagement and internal communications. Richard
joined Sage in June 2013 from technology business Invensys plc, where
he held a number of human resources leadership roles including Group
Human Resources Director, and was responsible for providing services
to over 21,000 employees across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the
Middle East. Prior to Invensys Richard worked in human resources in
Whitbread’s hotel and pub retail businesses and with British Airways,
where he held both HR and customer services leadership roles.
Richard is based in the UK.
Amanda Jobbins
Group Chief Marketing Officer
As Sage’s first Group CMO, Amanda drives our global brand, product
marketing and pricing strategy, corporate communications and global
alliance relationships. She joined Sage in November 2012 from Cisco
where she was Global Vice President of Partner Marketing based in
San Francisco. Before this she led Cisco’s European Marketing, driving
the global channel and strategic partner business across the enterprise,
commercial and small business markets. In November 2011 Amanda
won the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Award for International
Marketer of the Year. Amanda previously worked in senior marketing
leadership roles for IBM and Symantec in the USA and Europe. Amanda
is based in the UK.
Klaus-Michael Vogelberg
Group Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for Sage’s global technology strategy and software
architecture, Klaus-Michael is also Acting Chief Technology Officer for
Sage Europe. From 2004 to 2007 he was R&D Director for Sage UK &
Ireland. Klaus-Michael joined us when Sage acquired the German KHK
Software group in 1997, where he was R&D Director and a partner.
A software entrepreneur, Klaus-Michael set up his first business aged
19 while studying aeronautical engineering and national economics.
Klaus-Michael is based in the UK.
Michael Robinson
Company Secretary and Group Legal Director
Michael joined Sage in 2002 as Company Secretary and Group Legal
Director. After reading Law at Oxford, Michael qualified as a solicitor
and spent 15 years at one of the UK’s largest law firms. Michael is
based in the UK.
Ivan Epstein
Chief Executive Officer, AAMEA
Ivan leads Sage’s businesses across Australia, Africa, the Middle East
and Asia, which include some of Sage’s highest growth countries.
Starting his career at Price Waterhouse, Ivan then co-founded Softline
in 1988 leading it from start-up to a listing on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange in 1997. Softline was delisted and acquired by Sage
in 2003, when Ivan joined the Executive Committee as CEO of the
Southern Hemisphere, becoming CEO of AAMEA in 2010. Amongst
his accomplishments, Ivan has been awarded the Ernst & Young
“South Africa’s Best Entrepreneur” in 1999/2000 in recognition of his
entrepreneurial attributes and contribution to South African business.
He was also awarded the Computer Society South Africa “IT Personality
of the Year” accolade in 2009 for his contribution to the IT sector. Ivan is
based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Álvaro Ramírez
Chief Executive Officer, Europe
Since January 2011 Álvaro has been responsible for Sage’s European
strategy, operations and business performance. Previously, as CEO of
Sage Spain, he grew the Spanish business both organically and through
acquisition, transforming it into a market-leading software company.
Álvaro joined Sage in 2003 after Sage acquired Grupo SP, which he
co-founded in 1989. He grew Grupo SP to become Spain’s leader for
entry-level business management software, with subsidiaries in Portugal
and across Central and South America. Álvaro is based in Madrid, Spain.
Pascal Houillon
Chief Executive Officer, North America
Pascal leads Sage’s business in the USA, Canada and Brazil. From
1997 to April 2011 he was CEO of Sage France, where he was also
responsible for Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland and Morocco. Pascal joined
Sage France in 1989 and went on to become Regional Director and
Sales Director, before leading the Sybel business after it was acquired
by Sage in 1995. Starting his career as a systems analyst for UAP
Insurance, Pascal co-founded Sinequanon in 1987, providing business
management solutions to SMEs. He was also Vice President of Syntec,
the French software and IT association, for nine years. Pascal is based
in Irvine, California, North America.
Role of the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is made up of the eight internationally
diverse senior leaders from across the business named above and,
following the announcement made on 11 November 2013 of the
appointment of Steve Hare as CFO with effect from 3 January 2014,
will include the CFO. The Committee oversees the sound running
of all Sage operations and in particular its role is to assist the Chief
Executive in the performance of his duties, including the:
– Development and implementation of strategy, operational plans,
policies, procedures and budgets;
– Monitoring of operational and financial performance;
– Assessment and control of risk;
– Prioritisation and allocation of resources; and
– Monitoring of competitive forces in each area of operation.
Executive Committee
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