Henning Kagermann (Chief Executive Officer) joined SAP in 1982 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 1991. He has overall responsibility for SAP’s strategy and business development, Global Communications, Global Intellectual Property, Internal Audit, and sponsors SAP’s Top Talent Management program.
Werner Brandt (Chief Financial Officer) joined SAP in 2001 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 2001. He is responsible for Finance and Administration, Shared Services, and SAP Ventures.	Peter Zencke joined SAP in 1984 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 1993. He is responsible for Research, Application Platform, and SAP’s new dedicated midmarket solution.
Shai Agassi joined SAP in 2001 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 2002. He is responsible for Product Development, Technology, Industry Solutions, and Product and Industry Marketing.	Claus E. Heinrich (Labor Relations Director) joined SAP in 1987 and has been a Member of the Executive Board since 1996. He is responsible for Global Human Resources, Quality Manage- ment, Internal IT, and SAP Labs. Internal IT, and SAP Labs.
Gerhard Oswald joined SAP in 1981 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 1996. He is responsible for Global Service and Support, Custom Develop- ment, and SAP’s new dedicated midmarket solution.	Léo Apotheker joined SAP in 1988 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 2002. He is responsible for Sales, Consulting, Education, and Marketing.

The Executive Board appointed the following members of the SAP senior management team as Corporate Officers of the SAP Group:
Ernie Gunst, Martin J. Homlish, Hans-Peter Klaey, Michael Kleinemeier, Klaus Kreplin, Bill McDermott, Jim Hagemann Snabe.