Appian has appointed Manuel Melles as regional vice president for partners in Central Europe. In this position, he will lead and grow the Appian partner ecosystem in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France, to deliver business transformation to customers through process automation.
A technology industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Melles has spent the last 15 years in partner management leadership positions at large enterprise technology companies.
Most recently, Melles served as vice president of partner management at Software AG, where he was instrumental in building and developing the partner ecosystem in the DACH region. Previously, Melles held various partner and product management roles for more than ten years at Deutsche Telekom.
Sabine Bührer, area vice president for Central Europe at Appian, said: "We are convinced Manuel's extensive experience and strategic approach to building alliances will make a decisive contribution to strengthening our partnerships and further driving our growth in Central Europe."
Appian established its France and Germany offices in 2012. In the last five years, Appian France and DACH have grown their headcount by 110% and continue to hire.
Appian works with companies and organisations to improve workflows, automate processes, unify data and optimise operations for transformative outcomes.
Current Appian partners in France and Germany include Accenture, Bechtle, Capgemini, Deloitte, Infosys, KPMG, PwC, Roboyo, Sollers, TCS, WNS Vurum, and Wipro.
"The partner business is based on building and maintaining strong and lasting relationships that benefit everyone involved, especially our customers," said Melles. "I am highly motivated to work with the team at Appian to build and expand the partner ecosystem in the region to create sustainable growth."
