Singapore, Jul 21 (IANS): Enterprise solutions provider SAP on Friday announced the appointment of Scott Russell as President of SAP Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Russell will be responsible for helping SAP's business and presence grow in the region.

"Scott's vision and commitment to the customer, together with his impressive technology background and leadership experience, make him the right leader to help write the next chapter of SAP APJ's growth and innovation story," Jennifer Morgan, SAP Executive Board Member and President, Americas and Asia Pacific Japan, said in a statement.

Russell previously worked as the President and Managing Director for SAP Southeast Asia (SEA).

He was instrumental in driving strategy, operations and sustainable growth for SAP across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and other emerging markets in SEA.

"I am honoured to lead the APJ business and to help create long-term value by addressing customers' current and future needs with our end-to-end industry solutions," Russell said.