Software AG to Power Growth Across APJ with New Senior Executive Hires
SINGAPORE, Jun 3, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Software AG (Frankfurt MDAX: SOW) today announced a number of senior executive appointments in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). This forms the cornerstone of the company's plan to establish a leadership team that can better support its customer and partner bases in the region, underscoring the importance that Software AG is placing on the region. This also follows a robust 1Q21 global business performance, where digital business transformation emerged as a key growth driver for Software AG.Software AG aims to help organisations become truly connected and turn business data into information that can be acted on. The new appointments collectively boost Software AG's ability to respond to the evolving needs of organisations in APJ, especially in light of the rapid digitalisation in this region.Nicolas Betbeder-Matibet has been appointed Software AG's new Senior Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan and will lead the region, where he is responsible for driving all regional GTM efforts as well as cultivating a strong culture and purpose for the team in APJ. Nicolas joins the company from Tibco, where he led their Asia...
Nasdaq ends at fresh record in bullish Wall Street session
NEW YORK (AFP) - The Nasdaq powered to a fresh record on Tuesday (Dec 15), fuelled by optimism over coronavirus vaccines and revived congressional efforts to pass a spending package to boost the pandemic-hit US economy. All three major indices finished solidly higher, with the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index gaining 1.3 per cent to 12,595.06. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1 per cent to close at 30,199.31, while the broad-based S&P 500 climbed 1.3 per cent to 3,694.62. Investors were cheered by positive statements from the US Food and Drug Administration about the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, a strong sign that a group of experts that meets in two days could vote to approve it just days after the agency cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The market also took an optimistic view of reports that bipartisan congressional leaders were set to meet in person Tuesday afternoon for the first time in months to advance a fiscal spending package after numerous earlier failures to reach agreement. The gains came as the Federal Reserve opened its final two-day monetary policy meeting of 2020. The US central bank is not expected to change policy, but will update its members' forecasts...