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SAP SE Corporate Governance

SAP SE Supervisory Board

The SAP SE Supervisory Board advises and supervises the Executive Board. The number of members in and the composition of the Supervisory Board are determined by the Articles of Incorporation and the Agreement of the Involvement of the European Employees in SAP SE. SAP's Supervisory Board currently comprises nine members elected by the shareholders at their General Meeting and nine members representing the European employees of the SAP group.

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Dr. h. c. mult. Pekka Ala-Pietilä

Chairman of the Supervisory Board SAP SE
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Sanoma Corporation, Helsinki, Finland

  • Year of Birth: 1957

  • Nationality: Finnish

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2026

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Lars Lamadé

Deputy Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of SAP SE

Additional Position: Head of Global Sponsorships

  • Year of Birth: 1971

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2002

  • Term expires: 2029

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Jakub Černý

Demand Manager

  • Year of Birth: 1982

  • Nationality: Czech

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Pascal Demat

Solution Advisor HCM
Member of the SAP SE Works Council (Europe)

  • Year of Birth: 1967

  • Nationality: Belgian

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Aicha Evans

Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, Zoox, Inc., Foster City, California, USA

  • Year of Birth: 1969

  • Nationality: U.S. American

  • First appointed: 2017

  • Term expires: 2028

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Andreas Hahn

Chairperson of the SAP SE Works Council (Europe)
Member of the Works Council of SAP SE
Board Member of the ver.di group at SAP
Product Expert Digital Supply Chain Standards

  • Year of Birth: 1971

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Prof. Dr. Ralf Herbrich

Managing Director and professor for artificial intelligence and sustainability, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering gGmbH, Potsdam, Germany

  • Year of Birth: 1974

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2028

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Margret Klein-Magar

Chairperson of the Spokespersons’ Committee of Senior Managers of SAP SE; Vice President, Head of SAP Alumni Relations

  • Year of Birth: 1964

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2012

  • Term expires: 2029

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Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li

General Partner and founding partner of Changcheng Investment Partners, Beijing, China

  • Year of Birth: 1967

  • Nationality: Canadian

  • First elected: 2022

  • Term expires: 2027

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Dr. Qi Lu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MiraclePlus Ltd., Beijing, China (not publicly listed company)

  • Year of Birth: 1961

  • Nationality: U.S. American

  • First appointed: 2020

  • Term expires: 2027

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César Martin

SAP EMEA Enterprise Architect
Chairman of the SAP Spain Works Council
Member of the SAP SE Works Council (Europe)

  • Year of Birth: 1972

  • Nationality: Spanish

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Gerhard Oswald

Managing Director of Oswald Consulting GmbH, Walldorf, Germany
Associate lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München), Germany

  • Year of Birth: 1953

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2019

  • Term expires: 2026

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Dr. Friederike Rotsch

Group General Counsel, Head of Legal & Group Governance, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt

  • Year of Birth: 1972

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2018

  • Term expires: 2028

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Nicolas Sabatier

Chief Product Expert, Sustainability Innovation
Member of the SAP SE Works Council (Europe)
Member of the SAP France Works Council

  • Year of Birth: 1960

  • Nationality: French

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Dr. Eberhard Schick

Chairperson of the Works Council of SAP SE

  • Year of Birth: 1967

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Nina Straßner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

HRBP Senior Manager, Global Head of People Initiatives SAP SE

  • Year of Birth: 1981

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2024

  • Term expires: 2029

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Dr. Rouven Westphal

Member of the Executive Board of the Hasso Plattner Foundation, Potsdam, and Managing Director of the General Partner of HPC Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Potsdam

  • Year of Birth: 1972

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2021

  • Term expires: 2026

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Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels

Chief Financial Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., New York, USA 

  • Year of Birth: 1977

  • Nationality: German

  • First elected: 2019

  • Term expires: 2026

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Supervisory Board Committees

The SAP Supervisory Board has appointed committees to prepare its deliberations and implement resolutions – a measure allowed by the law.

The Personnel and Governance Committee is responsible for personnel matters related to the Executive Board and matters concerning the coordination of the Supervisory Board. The Committee carries out the preparatory work necessary for key personnel decisions made by the Supervisory Board concerning the members of the Executive Board, e.g. appointment and remuneration,  as well as conclusion of, amendments to, and termination of Executive Board members’ service contracts and succession planning. The Committee also handles all matters related to corporate governance.

Members:

  • Dr. Friederike Rotsch (Chair)

  • Dr. Pekka Ala-Pietilae

  • Aicha Evans

  • Dr. Rouven Westphal

  • Andreas Hahn

  • Margret Klein-Magar

  • Lars Lamadé

  • Nicolas Sabatier

The Finance and Investment Committee is responsible for matters related to financing, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, and divestitures.

Members:

  • Dr. Rouven Westphal (Chair)

  • Prof. Dr. Ralf Herbrich

  • Jennifer Li

  • Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels

  • Jakub Černý

  • Pascal Demat

  • Dr. Eberhard Schick

  • Nina Strassner

The Audit and Compliance Committee handles matters concerning the financial statements and the auditing of the Group accounts. Additionally, the committee handles all investigative compliance related topics as well as the group-wide sustainability strategy of SAP and its implementation.

Members:

  • Jennifer Li (Chair)

  • Gerhard Oswald

  • Dr. Friederike Rotsch

  • Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels

  • Margret Klein-Magar

  • César Martin

  • Dr. Eberhard Schick

  • Nina Strassner

The Product and Technology Committee advises the Executive Board with regard to the development and use of technologies and the development of software product strategy. It also covers all go to market related matters.

Members:

  • Aicha Evans (Chair)

  • Prof. Dr. Ralf Herbrich

  • Dr. Qi Lu

  • Gerhard Oswald

  • Jakub Černý

  • Andreas Hahn

  • César Martin

  • Nicolas Sabatier

In accordance with a recommendation in the German Corporate Governance Code, SAP has a Nomination Committee. The purpose of the Nomination Committee is to propose suitable candidates for the Supervisory Board to recommend when the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders elects Supervisory Board members. The membership of the Nomination Committee is drawn entirely from among the shareholder-elected Supervisory Board members.

Members:

  • Dr. Gunnar Wiedenfels (Chair)

  • Dr. Pekka Ala-Pietilae

  • Aicha Evans

  • Dr. Friederike Rotsch

  • Dr. Rouven Westphal

 

The Government Security Committee is responsible for SAP's corporate activities in context of national security regulations.

Members:

  • Dr. Pekka Ala-Pietilae (Chair)

  • Gerhard Oswald

  • Dr. Friederike Rotsch

  • Pascal Demat

  • Lars Lamadé

  • Nina Strassner

Profile of Skills and Expertise

The proper consultation with and supervision of the Executive Board requires specific knowledge, capabilities, and professional experience among the members of the Supervisory Board. To this end, the Supervisory Board of SAP SE adopted a profile of the skills and expertise that the full Supervisory Board must possess. It thus follows the respective recommendation of the German Corporate Governance Code.

Qualification Matrix

The Supervisory Board of SAP SE summarized its assessment of the status of implementation of the Profile of Skills and Expertise by its members in a Qualification Matrix. (Status as of February 20, 2024)

Meeting Participation

Overview of the participation of the Supervisory Board Members meetings and the committee meetings