SAP's CEO says a dual CEO system did not work amid the COVID-19 crisis - Business Insider

  • 📰 BusinessInsider
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 51 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 24%
  • Publisher: 51%

Deutschland Nachrichten Nachrichten

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten,Deutschland Schlagzeilen

The CEO of SAP on why having 2 chief execs didn't work out for the tech giant amid the coronavirus crisis: 'You have to make fast decisions. You cannot wait forever.'

SAP CEO Christian Klein explained the sudden transition in April when his co-CEO Jennifer Morgan stepped down suddenly as the tech giant was reeling from the coronavirus crisis.But Klein said having two CEOs proved to be ineffective for leading the software behemoth, which has 100,000 employees which, like most tech companies, has had to make drastic changes due to the coronavirus crisis.

When they were named SAP's co-CEOs in October, Christian Klein and Jennifer Morgan pointed to two key ingredients of what they said was a strong working relationship.But by April — just about six months later —, leaving Klein as the German software giant's sole CEO, after a jarring transition that saw the sudden departure of one of the most prominent women CEOs in tech.

Klein discussed the transition as the company unveiled its latest initiatives at its Sapphire Now customer event, including new software geared to improving supply chain management. "When you are in a co-CEO model, that's really hard," he said. "In this crisis, you have to make fast decisions. You cannot wait forever."Klein had served as SAP's chief operating officer and had been focused on the company's flagship product, its suite of enterprise applications. Morgan, who has served as SAP president, led the tech giant's cloud business, which had grown largely through acquisitions.

 

Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar.Ihr Kommentar wird nach Prüfung veröffentlicht.
Wir haben diese Nachrichten zusammengefasst, damit Sie sie schnell lesen können. Wenn Sie sich für die Nachrichten interessieren, können Sie den vollständigen Text hier lesen. Weiterlesen:

 /  🏆 729. in DE

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen

Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.

Crate & Barrel bread makers sales soared amid pandemic, CEO says - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Herkunft: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Weiterlesen »

GE's CEO of aviation business to retire after 12 years in the roleGeneral Electric Co. said Monday that David Joyce, chief executive officer of GE Aviation, will retire, after 12 years in the role and 40 years at the company. The industrial conglomerate said it named John Slattery, CEO of Embraer S.A.'s commercial aviation business, will be CEO of GE Aviation, effective July 13. GE's stock dropped 3.6% in premarket trading. The stock slumped 8.0% last week to snap a 3-week win streak in which the stock rallied 43.5%. In comparison, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.6% last week, after running up 14.5% the previous 3 weeks. Hopefully he sold his stock long ago
Herkunft: MarketWatch - 🏆 3. / 97 Weiterlesen »