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Take the elevator to the top floor of SAP’s corporate headquarters and you’ll likely find Christian Klein, who is now one of the bigger heavyweights among tech CEO. With him at the helm, SAP has gone well beyond just selling data platforms. It’s become the backbone software provider for much of the global economy.
Under his watch, SAP has shifted from being seen as a slow-moving enterprise giant to a fast and sure-footed company that’s pushing the envelope on how AI can power business systems and develop new levels of industry-specific automation. SAP touches hundreds of thousands of organizations, including many of the world’s largest companies, which means Klein is touching them, too. Because of that, his decisions shape how many global supply chains run, how financial systems operate, and how enterprises approach AI adoption.
At just 45, he’s also one of the youngest CEOs in big enterprise tech, which is probably where he gets the energy necessary for overhauling SAP’s entire product strategy and culture.
