SAP Appoints New Senior Vice President of Healthcare Business Unit

SAP has appointed John Papandrea as senior vice president of its healthcare industry business unit.

In this position, Mr Papandrea will help drive SAP’s efforts in providing strategic software solutions to healthcare organizations around the world.

Mr Papandrea has vast experience in managing people and resources, as well as building business cases for information technology investments in healthcare. Mr Papandrea joins SAP from Deloitte Consulting, where he advised large healthcare organizations on IT strategy, use of technology and technology innovation.

Previously, John Papandrea worked with Capgemini and Ernst & Young, driving strategic partner relationships and advising clients on the value derived from the use of information technology in healthcare, particularly in the clinical arena.

Bob Stutz, head of industries solutions and corporate officer at SAP, said: “With his immense business management experience, Mr Papandrea will be a tremendous asset to SAP and to our customers in the healthcare industry. We consider healthcare as one of our most important growth markets in the years to come. I am in particular delighted that John brings his in-depth knowledge of the US healthcare market – the largest single healthcare market worldwide.”