Darren Roos
| Darren Roos | |
|---|---|
| File:Darren Roos CEO IFS.jpgFile:Darren Roos CEO IFS.jpg | |
| Born | November 8, 1974 Cape Town, South Africa |
| 🏳️ Nationality | South African |
| 🏫 Education | Stanford Graduate School of Business Harvard Business School Damelin Business School University of South Africa |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | CEO of IFS |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Melissa DiDonato |
Darren Roos (born November 8, 1974) is a South African born business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of IFS.[1][2] Before joining IFS, Roos served as President of SAP ERP Cloud. Having joined IFS in April 2018, Roos has helped the enterprise software company to double in size and increase its market share.[3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Darren Roos was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Having attended New Forest High School in Durban, Roos initially studied law at the University of South Africa, but did not complete the degree. He later studied business management at Damelin Business School and followed executive programs on international business at the Harvard Business School and at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Roos worked for the startup Redflag Communications, before joining Dimension Data in 2001. He joined Software AG in 2005 as its Sales Manager for South Africa and in 2007 became its Country Manager for South Africa and Middle East. In 2008, he was appointed Senior Vice President - Field Operations for Africa, Benelux, and the Nordic, and in July 2011, he was promoted to President EMEA, APJ, LATAM and appointed member of the Group Executive Board.[7]
SAP[edit]
Joining SAP SE in January 2014, Roos served as its Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, as well as its Managing Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. The following year he was appointed General Manager Northern Europe and in October 2016 he was appointed President of SAP's global Cloud ERP offerings, which included S/4 HANA Cloud, BusinessByDesign and BusinessOne.[8]
IFS[edit]
In April 2018, he took over as CEO of IFS AB.[9] During his tenure, IFS has seen rapid growth and expansion in the enterprise software company's product areas of field service management, enterprise asset management and enterprise resource planning software. He also serves on the board of Sitecore and had been a non-executive director of Micro Focus from 2017 to 2019.[8][10][3][11][12]
Awards[edit]
Since taking over, he has led IFS to achieve several key awards which includes European Business Awards 2019 for Digital Technology,[13][14] IFS Great Place to Work – Legend Status 2019,[15] Gartner’s 2020 Customers’ Choice Award for Enterprise Asset Management Softwar[16] and the 2020 5-Star Rating Award from CRN – The Channel Company for doubling its partner program.[17][18] In October 2020, Roos was awarded the CEO of the Year - 2020 in the Tech Ascension Awards.[19] Roos contributs regualary as an industry thought leader,[20][21][22] having been invited to speak at events such TEDx talk, where he spoke on the Digital World for the next generation.[23]
Philanthropy[edit]
Roos instigated the IFS Foundation, to assist rural villages in Sri Lanka by improving living conditions by addressing healthcare, sanitation, education, access to clean water, and rural poverty. He and his wife Melissa DiDonato, founded Inner Wings, a charitable foundation located in London, aimed at confidence-building and empowering girls and young women.[24]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Melissa DiDonato, CEO of SUSE. They live in London with their children.
References[edit]
- ↑ Bridgwater, Adrian. "IFS Acquires Clevest, Because 'The Field' Is The Office". www.forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Darren Roos". ceotodaymagazine.com. CEOtodaymagazine. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "EQT funds to acquire global enterprise software provider IFS and bring in TA Associates as minority partner". eqtgroup.com. EQT Partners. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Oracle and IFS doing well because of pandemic opportunity for customers". diginomica.com. diginomica. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Darren Roos Chief Executive Officer, Industrial & Financial Systems". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Darren Roos". ifs.com. IFS AB. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Darren Roos Appointed to Software AG Group Executive Board as COO for EMEA". businesswire.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Howard, Courtney. "Executive interview: IFS CEO Darren Roos sees sea change in cloud, SaaS adoption worldwide". sae.org. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ Bridgwater, Adrian. "IFS New CEO: Cloud Is No Leap Of Faith". Forbes. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ Howlett, Den. "IFS shines as it reports 2019 numbers". diginomica.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Micro Focus International PLC Director declaration and resignation". ft.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ Wainewright, Phil. "SAP customers should know they have a choice, says IFS CEO Darren Roos". diginomica.com. diginomica. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "IFS Winner of the European Business Award". businessawardseurope.com. European Business Awards. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "IFS wins European Digital Technology Award for businesses with turnover of €150M+". ifs.com. IFS AB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "IFS ACHIEVES GREAT PLACE TO WORK LEGEND STATUS". ifs.com. IFS AB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "Reviews for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software Market". gartner.com. Gartner. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Partner Program Guide". crn.com. CRN.
- ↑ "IFS EARNS 5-STAR RATING IN 2020 CRN PARTNER PROGRAM GUIDE". ifs.com. IFS AB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "2020 CEO and Leadership Award Winners". techascensionawards.com. Tech Ascension Awards. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "#TradeTalks: Digital Transformation Investments in 2020 and How Culture Can Drive It". www.nasdaq.com. NASDAQ. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "C-suite career advice: Darren Roos, IFS". www.idgconnect.com. International Data Group. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Tracking the latest digitalisation & technology trends in Africa". CNBC. CNBC. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "What The Younger Generation Face In A Digital World Darren Roos TEDxBruntsfield". youtube.com. TEDx Talks. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Inner Wings, A Confidence Building Foundation". innerwings.org. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links[edit]
| Preceded by Alastair Sorbie |
CEO of IFS AB 2018–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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