Christian Klein

Summary

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.

Christian Klein
Speaking at the 2023 World Economic Forum
Born (1980-05-04) 4 May 1980 (age 43)
Mühlhausen, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Cooperative Education in Mannheim[1]
Occupation(s)CEO, SAP SE
Board member of
WebsiteSAP

Career edit

Klein 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, Jennifer Morgan stepped down from her position as co-CEO, leaving Klein as sole CEO.

Klein is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.[4]

Personal life edit

Klein is a soccer fan, and is an avid supporter of Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and FC Barcelona.

Other activities edit

  • Adidas, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)[5]
  • Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board (since 2019)[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Joe Miller (October 30, 2020), Christian Klein: the 'details guy' who has to fix SAP Financial Times.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Joe Miller (30 October 2020), Christian Klein: the 'details guy' who has to fix SAP Financial Times.
  4. ^ "Christian Klein, Executive Board, About SAP SE". Christian Klein, Executive Board, About SAP SE. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ Change at the top of the adidas Supervisory Board Adidas, press release of 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ Board Archived 9 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).

External links edit

  • SAP Co-Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein Continues as CEO, Jennifer Morgan Departs
  • Jennifer Morgan / Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) Archived 23 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine SAP SE