John Appleby

John Appleby has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over two decades. John is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Avantra, a position they have held since February 2020. Prior to this, they were the Chief Revenue Officer at Avantra from September 2019 to February 2020.

Before joining Avantra, John worked at SAP from 2017 to 2019, where they served as the Global Head of DDM/HANA COEs.

John's previous experience also includes working at Bluefin Solutions from 2008 to 2017 in various roles. John started as the US General Manager and was responsible for leading the expansion of Bluefin's US consulting practice. John then became the SVP, SAP Solutions, where they were responsible for the global go-to-market strategy and sales for Bluefin's award-winning SAP practice. Additionally, John served as the Global Head of SAP HANA, focusing on growing Bluefin's market-leading practice in SAP in-memory technologies. John also held the position of Business Analytics & Technology Capability Lead, running Bluefin's Global BA&T Consulting Practice. Finally, they started their tenure at Bluefin as the Head of Technology.

Prior to Bluefin Solutions, John worked at Falcon IT as a Director from 2002 to 2008. Before that, they were self-employed as a Consultant from 1998 to 2002. John also had a role as a Consultant at Pridie Brewster during the same period.

Overall, John Appleby has extensive experience in leadership positions and a strong background in the SAP industry.

John Appleby obtained an MA in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, where they studied from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, they attended Haileybury UK from 1990 to 1995, although there is no information provided about the degree or field of study during that time. In terms of additional certifications, John obtained the "FBCS, The British Computer Society - Fellow" certification from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in May 2016. John also obtained the "Project Management Professional (PMP)" certification from the Project Management Institute in January 2016, and the "SAP Certified Application Professional - SAP HANA 1.0" certification from SAP in August 2013.