Henning Kagermann
After graduating from high school, he began studying experimental physics at the University of Munich, which he completed with a diploma in 1972. Kagermann then continued his studies at the University of Braunschweig, where he presented his doctoral thesis in theoretical physics in 1975. In the following years, Kagermann worked in research and teaching at the University of Braunschweig. He completed his habilitation there in 1980.
However, in 1982 he switched from academia to business to join "SAP GmbH", which had been founded a decade earlier by Dietmar Hopp and Hasso Plattner. Kagermann initially worked in development at the Walldorf-based software company. In 1991, Kagermann was accepted onto the board of the company, which was now called "SAP AG", where he, among other things, was responsible for accounting and European sales. The board was led by Dietmar Hopp until July 1997. He then worked with Hasso Plattner as equal board spokesman.
However, when Hopp joined the supervisory board in May 1998, Kagermann assumed the role of equal board spokesman alongside Plattner. From mid-1999, Kagermann took over management of "SAP"'s business activities in Europe, Asia and America. Since then he has also been responsible for the development of applications for the Internet platform "mySAP.com". In addition to his work for "SAP AG", Kagermann has also been represented on the supervisory board of "Deutsche Bank" since 2000.
Kagermann replaced long-time SAP boss Plattner as CEO in mid-2003. At the beginning of 2005, SAP took first place in a ranking by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which evaluates compliance with the principles of proper corporate governance. In October 2005, the company reported a further increase in sales and profits for the third quarter of the year. The world market leader for business software now achieved a 60% share of global sales in this area. He left SAP at the end of May 2009.
From June 2009, Kagermann was President of Acatech (German Academy of Engineering Sciences). He also sits on the supervisory boards of Wipro Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post, Munich Re and Nokia.
Henning Kagermann is married and has three children.
However, in 1982 he switched from academia to business to join "SAP GmbH", which had been founded a decade earlier by Dietmar Hopp and Hasso Plattner. Kagermann initially worked in development at the Walldorf-based software company. In 1991, Kagermann was accepted onto the board of the company, which was now called "SAP AG", where he, among other things, was responsible for accounting and European sales. The board was led by Dietmar Hopp until July 1997. He then worked with Hasso Plattner as equal board spokesman.
However, when Hopp joined the supervisory board in May 1998, Kagermann assumed the role of equal board spokesman alongside Plattner. From mid-1999, Kagermann took over management of "SAP"'s business activities in Europe, Asia and America. Since then he has also been responsible for the development of applications for the Internet platform "mySAP.com". In addition to his work for "SAP AG", Kagermann has also been represented on the supervisory board of "Deutsche Bank" since 2000.
Kagermann replaced long-time SAP boss Plattner as CEO in mid-2003. At the beginning of 2005, SAP took first place in a ranking by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which evaluates compliance with the principles of proper corporate governance. In October 2005, the company reported a further increase in sales and profits for the third quarter of the year. The world market leader for business software now achieved a 60% share of global sales in this area. He left SAP at the end of May 2009.
From June 2009, Kagermann was President of Acatech (German Academy of Engineering Sciences). He also sits on the supervisory boards of Wipro Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Post, Munich Re and Nokia.
Henning Kagermann is married and has three children.
