Appointment watch: SAP, Dell, Cisco

German corporate software giant SAP has appointed Catalina Manrique as its new VP for Ariba solutions in Latin America.

Manrique has worked for 11 years at SAP and has "profound knowledge" of the cloud segment, the main area of focus for Ariba's portfolio, SAP Latin America said in a release.

Over 1.7 million enterprises worldwide make use of Ariba's solutions, SAP said.

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US IT company Dell hired Jorge Moncau as director for the area of products to end-customers in Latin America, the company reported.

Prior to this appointment, Moncau had a brief five-month working experience at Asus' PC division. In the previous six years he worked as Lenovo's product manager for LatAm.

Dell has been doing well in Latin America, particularly in certain markets. In May, the company became the leader in PC sales in Brazil, a position it has since managed to retain, according to consultancy IDC.

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Cisco announced José Paulo de Oliveira as its new director for the public sector in Brazil.

The executive will be responsible for negotiating with clients at the federal, state and city level. He will also manage business in the education and health verticals, the company said in a statement.

Prior to this appointment, Oliveira oversaw the Oil&Gas and Energy areas at Cisco Brasil. Both divisions will now be integrated into the Public Sector division, Cisco said.