In fact, nine of the 22 individuals shown on the leadership page of the Sage Group's web site joined in 2017. In October, Amanda Cusdin took over as interim chief people officer from Sandra Campopiano, who was with Sage from September 2015 through September 2017. Ron McMurtie became interim chief marketing officer in October, filling the position left vacant by Santiago Solanos, who left in April. The other newcomers include Robin Chao, who became VP of Asia in June. Two joined in September: Kerry Agiasotis hired as EVP of Sage Asia Pacific and Pieter Bensch became EVP for Africa and the Middle East. Four executives were brought onboard in November: Sanjay Almeida, chief product delivery officer; Nuno Godinho, EVP of product delivery; Klaus Kaasgaard, EVP, experience design: and Lindsay Phillips, EVP product engineering.