SAP Appoints Ellian Teo as Country Managing Director for Malaysia
Aug 4, 2026 | By Nguyen Minh

SAP has appointed Ellian Teo as the Country Managing Director for Malaysia, effective August 4.
SUMMARY
- SAP has appointed Ellian Teo as Country Managing Director for Malaysia.
- She will lead SAP Malaysia's strategy, operations, and customer success.
- Teo is actively involved with the 30% Club and other women-in-technology programs.
In this role, Teo will lead SAP Malaysia's strategy, operations, and customer success, helping the company grow its business and strengthen customer relationships.
Malaysia continues to be an important market for SAP, with organizations across industries focused on modernizing their operations and adopting AI responsibly to deliver tangible business outcomes,” said Liher Urbizu, President and Managing Director, SAP Southeast Asia. “Ellian brings deep enterprise technology experience, strong customer relationships and a clear focus on people, partnerships and execution. I am confident she will build on the strong foundations laid by her predecessor and will play an important role in supporting our customers and partners in Malaysia as they move from intelligence to impact and accelerate their transformation and AI journeys.”
Commenting on her appointment, Ellian said, “I am honored to join SAP Malaysia as Country Managing Director. SAP is uniquely positioned at the intersection of business transformation, data and AI, and we have a strong opportunity to help organizations rethink how they operate, innovate and grow. My focus will be on deepening customer trust, empowering our people, strengthening our ecosystem partnerships and helping Malaysian organizations realize tangible business value from digital and AI transformation.”
Outside of her professional role, Ellian Teo is actively involved in community programs that support women in leadership, technology, and AI.
She is involved with the 30% Club community and other women-in-technology initiatives, where she encourages more women to take on senior leadership roles.
Ellian also supports mentoring programs that help women build careers in cloud computing, data, and artificial intelligence (AI).
















