Christian Klein

German manager (born 1980)

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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.

Career

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, 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

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

Other activities

Adidas, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)^[6]
Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board (since 2019)^[7]

References

^ 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).

External links

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