SAP

Walldorf, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Etosha Thurman

Co-Business Lead & Chief Marketing Officer, Finance and Spend Management

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

As Co-Business Lead & Chief Marketing Officer for Finance & Spend Management at SAP, I'm charged with end-to-end business accountability to grow revenue, market share and profitability in partnership with my fellow co-leads: the Chief Product and Chief Revenue Officers. This requires decision making across all functions (Marketing, Sales, Product & Engineering, Operations, etc.), strengthening our go-to-market approach and driving impactful product strategy / product marketing across our portfolio of finance, procurement, external workforce, and travel and expense management solutions inclusive of identifying market opportunities, cultivating a deep understanding of customer needs, prioritizing investments, managing profitability and enabling teams to successfully execute.

I have experience in software as a service, cloud commerce, financial services, sales, customer success management and global materials procurement. I pride myself in being a collaborative, results-oriented customer-centric senior executive and strategic leader.

I love what I do and at the same time, fully acknowledge that my proudest achievements are my family, who grounds me and makes me want to be the best team member, leader, champion of customers and supporter of colleagues.

    Work History

    SAP

    12 years
    Co-Business Lead & Chief Marketing Officer, Finance and Spend Management
    Aug 2021 - Present
    Head of Global Business Network, SAP Ariba
    Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
    Vice President, Ariba Network Strategy
    May 2018 - Nov 2019
    Head of Cloud Operations Strategy, Global Customer Organization
    Dec 2016 - May 2018
    Vice President, US South & Retail Regions - Ariba Customer Organization
    Apr 2014 - Dec 2016

    Taulia

    3 years, 8 months
    Member Board of Directors
    Apr 2022 - Dec 2025

    Capital One

    1 year, 9 months
    Head of Sales and Client Engagement, Capital One Treasury Management
    Nov 2019 - Aug 2021

    Ariba

    3 years, 4 months
    Managing Partner, Network Growth - North America South
    Apr 2013 - Mar 2014
    Senior Manager, Network Growth
    Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
    Network Program Manager
    Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

    OB10

    1 year
    Program Manager
    Nov 2009 - Nov 2010

    Allianz Insurance

    2 years, 1 month
    CEO/President
    Jan 2007 - Feb 2009

    Xign Corporation

    4 years, 8 months
    Program Manager
    May 2002 - Jan 2007

    Procter & Gamble

    5 years, 11 months
    Systems Manager
    Jun 1999 - May 2002
    Senior Purchasing Manager
    Jun 1996 - Jun 1999
    Executives