FRANCK COHEN

Franck joined SAP in 2009 and was appointed President of Europe, Middle East and Africa in 2010, overseeing a P&L of €10 billion. He went on to serve as Global Chief Customer Officer, then led R&D for all ERP and Industry Solutions, managing a team of 16,000 engineers.

Franck began his career in 1987 when he founded an ERP company in France. A decade later, following its acquisition by Intentia, a Swedish ERP company, he held several senior roles including General Manager of EMEA and EVP of Sales Worldwide. When Intentia merged with Lawson Software in 2006, he relocated to the United States to lead the North American and EMEA organizations.

Franck studied mathematics and electronic engineering at Tel Aviv University. He currently serves as Chairman of CYE, a cybersecurity company in Israel; Chairman of GoCardless, a UK payment platform; and Vice Chairman of Aareon, a German ERP company. Previously, he was a board advisor to Workday and UiPath.