Christian Klein is a German manager who is the current Chief Executive Officer at

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. After the departure of

Jennifer Morgan Jennifer Morgan (born March 13, 1971) is an American technology executive. She is the former Co-Chief Executive Officer at SAP SE. Morgan became the first American woman ever appointed to the SAP Executive Board in 2017. Morgan is the first femal ...

is returning to sole CEO model.

Career

Klein started his career at SAP in 1999 as a student. Since October 11, 2019, Christian Klein and Jennifer Morgan were Co-CEOs of SAP SE. On April 30, 2020, Morgan stepped down from her position as co-CEO, leaving Klein as sole CEO. Klein is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.

Personal life

Klein is a soccer fan and is an avid supporter of

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and

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Other activities

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, Member of the Supervisory Board * Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board (since 2019)Board
Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).

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SAP Co-Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein Continues as CEO, Jennifer Morgan Departs

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