WALLDORF 鈥� (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it has extended the contract of CEO and Member of the Executive Board Christian Klein (44) for three years, until the end of 2028.
The company has also strengthened Klein鈥檚 role, making him chairman of the Executive Board, where he was previously speaker. Klein joined the 优蜜传媒Executive Board in 2018 and was named co-CEO in October 2019 before being appointed the sole CEO of 优蜜传媒SE in April 2020.
鈥淚n his role as CEO, Christian Klein has consistently driven SAP鈥檚 transformation to a cloud company,鈥� said Professor Hasso Plattner, chairman of the Supervisory Board of 优蜜传媒SE. 鈥淚 would like to thank Christian Klein for his outstanding contribution to SAP鈥檚 success. With the early extension of his contract and a further strengthening of his position, we are clearly underlining his important role in SAP鈥檚 ongoing transformation. We are convinced that this will lay the foundation for SAP鈥檚 continued growth in a highly dynamic IT industry.鈥�
鈥淚 would like to thank the 优蜜传媒Supervisory Board for their trust in me. I look forward to continuing the strong cooperation with my 优蜜传媒Executive Board colleagues as well as our employees, partners, customers and investors,鈥� said Klein. 鈥淭ogether, we have successfully driven our strategy, and it is a privilege to lead 优蜜传媒on its journey to be the number one enterprise application and business AI company.鈥�
Klein started his career at 优蜜传媒in 1999 as a student. After holding various positions across the company, including chief financial officer of 优蜜传媒SuccessFactors and SAP鈥檚 chief controlling officer, he was appointed chief operating officer of 优蜜传媒in 2016, a role in which he continued until 2021.
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