SAP Concur gets new head for Asia, Japan and China

• 18-year old veteran at SAP Concur
• Was previously managing director for SAP Concur Australia and New Zealand

SAP Concur, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for travel, expense, and invoice management, has appointed Matthew Goss as senior vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China.

An 18-year SAP Concur veteran, Goss was until his latest appointment the managing director for SAP Concur Australia and New Zealand, the company said in a statement

In that role, he grew SAP Concur’s ANZ revenue significantly, and established the small and mid-market business in ANZ, the company claimed. Prior to that, Goss established the Concur shared services centre in the Philippines.

“The past year has made clear the pivotal role technology plays in enabling businesses to reset and re-calibrate for growth,” said Goss. 

“As travel gears up again and firms move to optimise and expand their operations, opportunities to improve spend visibility, control and compliance abound. I’m proud to be leading SAP Concur’s efforts to transform businesses in these areas during this exciting time.”

“I have full confidence that under Goss' leadership [and] our APAC team will continue to be our customers’ trusted partner as they manage employee spend and digitise travel, expense and invoicing to become intelligent enterprises,” said Doug Adamic, chief revenue officer at SAP Concur.

SAP Concur claimed to serve more than 45,000 customers in over 150 countries including over 75% of Fortune 100 and 500 companies, and counts more than 70 million end users who book travel and process expenses.