DARMSTADT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Software AG (Frankfurt MDAX(R): SOW) today announced the appointment of Nicolas Betbeder-Matibet as Senior Vice President of the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

Scott Little, Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Software AG, said: “Nicolas is a tremendous addition to our leadership team in the APJ region. His proven track record in leading companies’ performance in this complicated geographical region will be an asset to our team as we continue our journey of building our partner and customer base. We are confident that under his leadership, we will further grow our business.”

Betbeder-Matibet brings more than 20 years of experience to Software AG’s Executive Leadership Team, where he will be responsible for driving all regional GTM efforts in APJ. Based in Singapore, he will also cultivate a strong culture and purpose for the regional team.

Betbeder-Matibet said: “I am excited to join Software AG at this phase of its transformation journey. I am looking forward to working with the extraordinary team already in place in APJ to help our business grow and reach new milestones within the customer base, as well as leverage our partner ecosystem to grow our SaaS business.”

Joining Software AG from Tibco, where he has been since 2017, Betbeder-Matibet led the company’s Asia business — driving an aggressive regional growth strategy. He has also held senior roles at MEGA International and CGI Consulting and is a well-known regional speaker.

About Software AG

Software AG is the software pioneer of a truly connected world. Since 1969, it has helped 10,000+ organizations use software to connect people, departments, systems and devices. Software AG empowers truly connected enterprises using integration & APIs, IoT & analytics and business & IT transformation. Software AG’s products establish a fluid flow of data that allows everything and everyone to work together. The company has more than 4,700 employees across more than 70 countries and annual revenue of over EUR800m, with the aim of exceeding EUR1bn by 2023.

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