Infor Appoints Amel Gardner to Lead Middle East & Africa Region

Infor has appointed Amel Gardner as vice president and general manager for the Middle East and Africa region. Gardner will drive Infor’s business growth and strategy in the region and ensure agile project deliveries and customer success.

“We are excited to have Amel join the Infor team,” said Joerg Jung, Infor EVP for EMEA. “The Middle East and Africa is a high-growth region for Infor and holds huge potential for further development.

“Amel’s extensive experience and skills in enterprise technology, and her natural talent to lead teams and execute on business strategies makes her the ideal fit for this role. Amel and her team’s goal will be to enable customers in the Middle East to execute successful digital transformation projects and experience enhanced productivity gains from Infor solutions,” Jung added.

Gardner is an accomplished executive with broad IT skills and 20 years of experience spanning end-to-end enterprise solutions that empower customers to digitally transform and modernize their businesses. She has a proven track record of developing and implementing customer-centric growth strategies, as well as leading teams to accomplish sustainable growth.

“It’s a hugely exciting time to join Infor,” Gardner said. “The demand for digital transformation among both public and private sector organizations has never been greater, and our industry-specific cloud solutions are the ideal fit to help customers on their transformation journey. I am thrilled to lead Infor in the region at such an important time.”

Prior to joining Infor, Gardner was regional vice president for the Middle East, Africa, and India at Epicor Software, before which she was Lenovo’s general manager of enterprise & client business for the Middle East & Africa. Gardner also held a number of executive roles at Dell, including director of global business for emerging markets.