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Pekka Ala-Pietilä Elected Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board

Pekka Ala-Pietilä was elected Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board with 95 percent of the votes.
E3 Magazine
16 May 2024
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SAP announced that at the company’s Annual General Shareholder's Meeting, Pekka Ala-Pietilä was elected as a new member of the company’s Supervisory Board. Ala-Pietilä’s election was supported by 95.50 percent of shareholders. Subsequently, Ala-Pietilä was also elected the new Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board, completing the handover from former Chairman of the Board, Professor Hasso Plattner.

As announced in 2023, SAP Co-founder and former Chairman of the Board, Hasso Plattner, left the SAP Supervisory Board after the 2024 AGM. He will continue to serve as an advisor to SAP, ensuring his knowledge and experience remain available to the company.

 “I am happy to pass the baton to Pekka Ala Pietilä to accompany SAP’s ongoing successful transformation,” said Hasso Plattner. “Pekka Ala-Pietilä profoundly understands SAP and the technology industry and will strongly support the company in expanding its leadership in cloud ERP and Business AI.”

“I am grateful to the SAP shareholders and Supervisory Board for the opportunity to rejoin Europe’s most important software company and I’m looking forward to help SAP broaden this strong position.”

Pikka Ala-Pietilä, Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board

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