SAP SE - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on SAP SE’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into SAP SE's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Pekka Ala Pietila
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Pekka Ala-Pietila has been the Chairman of the company since 2024. Prior to this, he served as the Chairman of HERE Technologies B.V in 2021 and Chairman of the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence at European Commission from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the Chairman of Finland’s Artificial Intelligence Programme from 2017 to 2019 and at Netcompany A/S, from 2018 to 2019. Previously, he served as the Chairman of Sanoma Corporation in 2016 and at Solidium Oy from 2011 to 2015. He served as a Director at Poyry PLC from 2006 to 2017 and Chief Executive offers of Blyk Services Ltd from 2006 to 2011. He also served as the Member of the Group Executive Board from 1999 to 2005 and President of the Nokia Group. earlier, he served Various positions from 1992 to 1998 and President of the Mobile Phones Business Group from 1984 to 1998.
Sebastian Steinhaeuser
Chief Operating Officer; Director Executive BoardMr. Sebastian Steinhaeuser has been the Chief Operating Officer of the company since 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Strategy & Operating Officer of the company. Prior to joining SAP, he worked with Boston Consulting Group. He joined SAP in 2020.
Christian Klein
Chief Executive Officer Senior ManagementMr. Christian Klein has been the Chief Executive Officer of the company since April 2020. Prior to this, he served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the company from 2019 to 2020. Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the company from 2016 to 2019. Mr. Klein also served as the Chief Controlling Officer at SAE from 2014 to 2016. Earlier, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of SAP SuccessFactors of the company from 2011 to 2012.
Dominik Asam
Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMr. Dominik Asam has been the Chief Financial Officer of the company since March 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Airbus SE from April 2019 to February 2023. Earlier, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Infineon Technologies AG and Head of Group Controlling at RWE AG. He also served in various positions at Siemens AG including Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Financial Services and Corporate Vice President and Treasurer. Previously, he served as the Head of Investor Relations, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Strategy at Infineon Technologies AG.
Philipp Herzig
Chief AI Officer; Chief Technology Officer Senior ManagementMr. Philipp Herzig has been the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the company since February 2024 and Global Chief Technology Officer of the company since February 2025. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President and Head of Cross Product Engineering & Experience of the company from March 2023 to January 2024.
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