Christian Klein

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Christian Klein
Speaking at the 2023 World Economic Forum
Born	(1980-05-04) 4 May 1980 (age 44) Mühlhausen, Germany
Alma mater	University of Cooperative Education in Mannheim[1]
Occupation(s)	CEO, SAP SE
Board member of	SAP
Website	SAP

Christian Klein (born 1980) is a German manager who is the current chief executive officer at SAP SE.^[2] Following the departure of Jennifer Morgan, SAP SE returned to a sole CEO model.

Klein started his career at SAP in 1999 as a student. Since October 11, 2019, both Christian Klein and Jennifer Morgan were co-CEOs of SAP SE.^[3] However on April 30, 2020, Morgan stepped down from her position as co-CEO, leaving Klein as sole CEO. In 2024, SAP’s board extended Klein’s contract for a further three years to the end of 2028.^[4]

Klein is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.^[5]

Klein is a football fan, and is an avid supporter of Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and FC Barcelona.

• Adidas, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)^[6]
• Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board (since 2019)^[7]

• SAP Co-Chief Executive Officer Christian Klein Continues as CEO, Jennifer Morgan Departs
• Jennifer Morgan / Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) Archived 23 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine SAP SE