Dr. Ernesto Marinelli joined Sapiens in December 2025. Ernesto is a global executive who has driven high-impact transformations across sales, services, product and development organizations. With deep HR expertise in his 30-year career, he builds scalable, people-first strategies that fuel growth and innovation. Most recently, Ernesto was Chief People Officer at Aareon, an Advent-backed company, and previously he was Senior Vice President and Head of Global People Success Services at SAP.
Ernesto combines emotional intelligence, commercial acumen and digital fluency to help organizations navigate change and drive lasting success. He has PhD in German Linguistics from the University of Würzburg.