President of IFS for Asia Pacific, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa

Hannes Liebe is the President of IFS for Asia Pacific, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa, leading the region’s go-to-market strategy and driving growth in some of the world’s most dynamic and diverse markets. He is focused on building high-performance teams and achieving IFS’s growth goals across both direct and indirect channels.

Before joining IFS, Hannes was the Global GTM COO at Finastra, the world’s third-largest fintech company. Prior to that, he spent 17 years at SAP in various senior leadership roles, including COO for Emerging Markets, Co-Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa, and General Manager for S/4HANA in Europe.

Hannes holds degrees from top business schools in Germany and Spain (ICADE and ESB Reutlingen). Beyond his corporate career, he is the founder of Good Future and Hope, an NGO dedicated to rescuing, raising, and empowering orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda. A proud father of seven, he is fluent in German, English, Spanish, and Slovak.