Massey to head SAP Global Public Sector

Former Clark County, Nev., CIO Rod Massey has been named vice president for SAP Global Public Sector.

Massey will be responsible for cultivating and managing strategic relationships with SAP's government customers, the company said. SAP Global Public Sector is a division of SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany.

Massey will report directly to Tom Shirk, president of SAP's Global Public Sector business unit, and will work closely with Ian Swann, another vice president of SAP Global Public Sector.

While he was CIO for Clark County, Nev., which includes Las Vegas, Massey led a large-scale enterprise resource planning initiative using SAP software. The transformation involved 2,600 county employees in more than 40 departments, SAP said.

Massey also served in the cities of Palo Alto, Calif., Milpitas, Calif. and Scottsdale, Ariz. He is co-author of the book, Smart Permit: A Blueprint for Success.