Tom Kindermans

Senior Vice President SME
SAP Asia Pacific Japan

January 2009 Tom Kindermans assumed the role as Senior Vice President SME, SAP Asia Pacific Japan. In this position Kindermans is responsible for leading the strategic and operational functions of SAP’s small business and midsize company (SME) line of business across all markets in the region. This includes the SAP SME business in China, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam as well as all other emerging Asia Pacific markets.

SAP’s SME line of business in Asia Pacific Japan continues to be one of the strongest growing regions globally. Kindermans’s focus for the region is to continue to grow revenue and profitability in the region; with particular focus on a strong partner ecosystem.

Prior to his appointment in Asia Pacific Japan, Kindermans held the role of Senior Vice President SME, SAP Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this position he successfully drove approximately half of the overall SAP SME software revenue globally. Joining SAP in 2005, Kindermans began his work in the SME line of business as Vice President of Channel Sales globally.

Before joining SAP, Kindermans spent eight years at Siemens Communications, where he held various executive management positions and eventually became Senior Vice President of the company’s indirect channels. Prior to this, Kindermans held various sales and marketing positions at Canon, serving as Account Executive, Product Manager, regional and national sales manager during his six years with the company.

Tom Kindermans is fluent in French, Dutch, English and German. He graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, where he pursued a combined curriculum of engineering and business economics.

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