Julia White leaves Microsoft to join SAP

Key Takeaways

Julia White has been appointed as chief marketing and solutions officer at SAP, bringing over 20 years of experience from Microsoft, including leading product marketing for Microsoft Azure.

White aims to enhance SAP's go-to-market strategy by focusing on product, industry, and digital marketing, while also aligning customer needs with product development.

In her new role, White recognizes SAP's transformative potential and is committed to accelerating cloud innovation as part of the company's leadership strategy.

SAP has appointed Julia White as chief marketing and solutions officer. White joins SAP after a 20 year tenure at Microsoft, where she led product marketing for Microsoft Azure over the past five years. Previously, she was responsible for product marketing for Microsoft Office 365 during the transition to the cloud.

Based in the US, White will strengthen SAP’s go-to-market approach with a focus on product, industry and digital marketing, as well as bridging customer and ecosystem needs with product development. 

“SAP is going through a critical transformation,” said White. “It has a unique opportunity to help redefine how successful businesses run, and the leadership team has made bold and courageous commitments to accelerate their cloud innovation to this end. I am excited to contribute to that journey and thank the supervisory board for their confidence in me.”