DARREN ROOS

Member of the Group Executive Board
Chief Operating Officer (COO) 
Sales Region EMEA (excl. D/A/CH, EE)

Darren Roos, born in 1974, was appointed to the Group Executive Board in August 2011 
as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the EMEA region (excluding D/A/CH and Eastern 
Europe). As of April 2013, Darren’s responsibilities have expanded to include DACH, EE 
and Latam as part of his existing EMEA and APJ regions

Darren joined Software AG in 2005 as the Sales Manager for South Africa. In 2006 his 
responsibility was extended to managing the entire operations in South Africa as well as 
those in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Darren’s territory expanded further in 
2008 as responsibility for Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nordics and Russia was 
added. Since 2009 Darren served as Senior Vice President Sales for BeNeLux, Nordics 
and South Africa. As of August 2011 Darren Roos took over responsibility for Region 
EMEA (Excl. D/A/CH, EE).

After studying Law at the University of South Africa, Darren began his career in the ICT 
industry in Sales and Business Development with Redflag Communications and Dimension 
Data.