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Christian Klein (born 1980) is a German manager who is the current chief executive officer at SAP SE.[2] Following the departure of Jennifer Morgan, SAP SE returned to a sole CEO model.
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| Born | 4 May 1980 Mühlhausen, Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Cooperative Education in Mannheim[1] |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, SAP SE |
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| Website | SAP |
Career
editKlein started his career at SAP in 1999 as a student. Since October 11, 2019, both Christian Klein and Jennifer Morgan were co-CEOs of SAP SE.[3] However on April 30, 2020, Morgan stepped down from her position as co-CEO, leaving Klein as sole CEO. In 2024, SAP’s board extended Klein’s contract for a further three years to the end of 2028.[4]
Klein is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.[5]
Personal life
editKlein is a football fan, and is an avid supporter of Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and FC Barcelona.
Other activities
editReferences
edit- ^ Joe Miller (October 30, 2020), Christian Klein: the 'details guy' who has to fix SAP Financial Times.
- ^ "SAP Co-Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein Continues as CEO, Jennifer Morgan In 2020 he was made the CEO of SAP Departs". SAP New Center. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Joe Miller (30 October 2020), Christian Klein: the 'details guy' who has to fix SAP Financial Times.
- ^ Hakan Ersen and Andrey Sychev (6 May 2024), SAP extends CEO Klein's contract until 2028 Reuters.
- ^ "Christian Klein, Executive Board, About SAP SE". Christian Klein, Executive Board, About SAP SE. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Change at the top of the adidas Supervisory Board Adidas, press release of 11 August 2020.
- ^ Board Archived 9 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).