SAP is making surprising changes to Plattner's successor. SAP cited different ideas about the future role of the chairman of the supervisory board as the reason.
Former Nokia manager Pekka Ala-Pietilä will take over as chairman at the general meeting in May. The latest developments are also surprising for the advocacy group of German-speaking SAP user companies, said DSAG CEO Jens Hungershausen. The Investor Protection Association called the personnel surprising in an interview with the German Press Agency.