Krishnendu (Krish) Datta has been appointed Regional Managing Director of SAP Southeast Asia.

Krishnendu (Krish) Datta

Datta was managing director of both SAP Indonesia and SAP Malaysia prior to his appointment, in addition to senior vice president, Support Solutions for SAP Southeast Asia.  He replaces Eric MacDonald, who has moved on to a new role as chief operations officer for SAP's Global Education business.

Datta joined SAP in 1995, starting the company's operations in Indonesia and subsequently became managing director of SAP Indonesia in 2000.  In 2003, he was appointed managing director of SAP Philippines and SAP Indochina.  Datta was also responsible for initiating SAP's presence in Vietnam in 2003 and 2004.  In January 2008, he held the position of senior vice president, Support Solutions for SAP Southeast Asia, and was appointed managing director of SAP Malaysia in July 2008.

Throughout his career in the industry, Datta has worked in India, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, and has held a number of positions from industry business development for CPG and retail, to product, partner and country management.  He has managed both field operations, as well as vertical lines of business.