SAP Africa has appointed Manoj Bhoola as the head of its database technology and mobility portfolio for the region.

In a statement, says, Bhoola will lead a team of professionals in extending knowledge of software, hardware, consulting and networking across the database technology and mobile product portfolio to drive customer success.

With aims to simplify complexity and drive excellence in execution remaining his underlying passions, Bhoola has a wealth of industry knowledge, an impressive skill set and experience across a range of solution sets, with a history that includes Novell, , HP, Avanade and, more recently, Samsung Africa.

“Manoj brings 25 years of IT industry experience to the Africa table and we’re most eager to watch as he helps our customers embrace the technologies that will help accelerate their businesses,” says , CEO of Africa.

“I am confident that, under Manoj’s leadership, this portfolio will continue to lead and drive continued innovation in the enterprise and mobile markets.”