Technology industry veteran Brian Duffy is currently the President of SAP Cloud and is spearheading the German enterprise giant’s milestone offering RISE with SAP.
Leading global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has been an active investor in the technology industry since 1966 establishing robust global operations through its offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. The New York-headquartered firm has over $24 billion worth of investment in tech companies including those in Asia such as Capillary, Converge, Encora, and Gaia Works. Just this month, Warburg Pincus was said to be the lead investor in the Singaporean tech startup ADVANCE.AI, a Big Data and AI company in Asia assisting enterprise customers with digital transformation, fraud prevention, and process automation.
Backing Warburg Pincus’ Technolgy Team
To further reinforce Warburg Pincus’ investment strategy in the technology sector, the company has appointed seasoned SAP leader Brian Duffy as a Senior Adviser in its Technology unit. Duffy will be collaborating with the firm’s portfolio companies to accelerate innovation and digital transformation as well as to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities in the global technology industry. While carrying out an advisory role in Warburg Pincus, he will continue to drive SAP’s cloud play as President of SAP Cloud, leading RISE with SAP’s momentum worldwide.
”Warburg Pincus has a five-decade history of successfully investing in technology businesses and an exceptional reputation for identifying future market leaders. I’m excited to partner with the global technology team and its portfolio companies as we work together to identify opportunities that enhance innovation, create value and inspire people for the greater good,” expressed Duffy.
Commenting on Duffy’s appointment, Flavio Porciani, Managing Director at Warburg Pincus, said:
”At Warburg Pincus, we have always recognized the importance of leveraging industry expertise to strengthen and grow the businesses in which we invest and to provide our current and prospective portfolio companies and their management teams with access to industry leaders and deep sector expertise. Brian’s track record of helping businesses accelerate innovation and digital transformation is perfectly aligned with our long history of investing in and successfully scaling tech-enabled businesses. We look forward to working closely with Brian.’’
Leading the SAP Cloud
Prior to his appointment as the leader of SAP Cloud in February 2021, Duffy had held several executive roles during the 15 years of being in the software company. He was the EMEA North Regional President from 2017-2021 and led growth efforts for the SAP platform, applications, and business networks in Great Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the Baltic countries. Duffy also served as the Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Initiatives (GSI) and had held various positions in SAP’s legal department, including assistant general counsel in the United States, Japan in 2011, and China in 2012.
Today, as President of Cloud at SAP, Duffy oversees SAP’s cross-company collaboration to accelerate customers’ journey to the cloud and directly reports to Scott Russell, SAP Executive Board member, Customer Success, and former SAP Asia Pacific Japan President. He worked to pilot the Business Transformation as a Service offering RISE with SAP, which has now been gaining traction and massive support from partners and customers worldwide.
“On top of my current role leading RISE with SAP, I’m honoured and proud to serve in an advisory capacity to Warburg Pincus’ customers as they chart their digital journeys,” Duffy posted on Twitter.
