WALLDORF, Germany, Jan. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced two changes
to its Executive Board to build on the company's success ensuring
customers benefit from the cloud in the era of AI. SAP's dynamic
cloud growth over the past three years, coupled with the
development of an industry-leading modular cloud suite, has set the
stage for the next phase of innovation and impact.
Starting April 1, 2024, a new
Board area will be created to accelerate cloud growth and adoption.
This Board area, led by Thomas
Saueressig, will be focused on ensuring customers' ability
to embrace continuous innovation in the cloud. At the same time,
Muhammad Alam will join the
company's Executive Board, succeeding Thomas Saueressig and assuming responsibility
for SAP's product engineering.
"I am excited that Thomas
Saueressig has agreed to take on a critically important new
role focused on maximizing potential for our customers in the
cloud," said Professor Hasso
Plattner, chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP SE.
"Thomas' demonstrated leadership, expertise and customer focus will
be key as he works to build a team responsible for comprehensive
value delivery. Muhammad Alam is a
visionary leader and a passionate engineer who shares SAP's
commitment to excellence and innovation, and he is well suited to
continue driving the success of our product engineering teams. On
behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I wish him a successful
start."
New Board Area Will Focus on Innovation Adoption in the
Cloud
Effective April 1, 2024, SAP will
put the power of a new dedicated Board area called Customer
Services & Delivery behind the company's drive to support
customers in their cloud transformation journey, accelerate
innovation adoption and further increase customer satisfaction. The
new Board area will help ensure that customers are able to swiftly
adopt and consume innovation, maximize the benefits of the cloud
and realize the value of SAP's integrated portfolio. Saueressig,
who joined the Executive Board in 2019, will head the new Board
area, building on his success in transforming the SAP Product
Engineering organization, re-focusing the portfolio and delivering
continuous innovation over the past five years.
"Everything we do at SAP, we do for our customers," said
Saueressig. "With Customer Services & Delivery, we establish a
new level of attention to our customers' success. I could not be
more humbled to lead this new Board area and this incredible team.
Customer Services & Delivery is the place where deep product
expertise and strong customer relationships are united as one.
Together we will drive innovation adoption and customer
satisfaction to new heights."
Engineering and Innovation Are the Priorities for New Board
Member
Succeeding Saueressig and assuming responsibility for SAP's
product engineering, Alam will join the company's Executive Board,
effective April 1, 2024.
Alam joined SAP on January 31,
2022, as president and chief product officer for the
Intelligent Spend and Business Network. In this role, he leads the
engineering and design teams focused on procurement, travel and
expense, external workforce management and SAP Business Network.
Prior to SAP, Alam worked for 17 years at Microsoft, most recently
as corporate vice president of product and engineering for
Microsoft Dynamics 365 business applications.
"Since I joined SAP, I have been amazed by the breadth and depth
of our product portfolio, our engineering excellence and the
tremendous value our engineers create for SAP's customers," said
Alam. "I am truly honored to have been appointed to the Executive
Board and thank the Supervisory Board for their trust. Together
with the best product and engineering team in the world, we will
continue our transformation journey and bring incredible innovation
to life across and beyond our solutions for customers."
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