Mary Beth Hanss Executive Bio
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Executive Biography
SAP Americas Team
Mary Beth Hanss
General Counsel
SAP Americas
Mary Beth Hanss is General Counsel for SAP Americas. In this role, she manages the Field
Legal department supporting all business and back-office functions in the Americas.
Mary Beth came to SAP in 1997, where she initially served through 2002 as legal counsel
for the newly formed SAP subsidiary focused on the U.S. public sector. During this time,
Mary Beth was instrumental in establishing and building the new subsidiary, including the
legal, contracts, and proposals departments, ultimately leading to her promotion to
Assistant General Counsel in 1999 and Vice-President in 2000. After moving to the SAP
America legal department in 2003, Mary Beth was promoted to Senior Vice-President and
General Counsel for SAP America in 2008.
Before joining SAP, she was employed as an attorney with Oracle Corporation, Amdahl
Corporation (now a subsidiary of Fujitsu), and a law firm in Upstate New York, where she
practiced with her father and brother.
Mary Beth received a bachelor’s degree in English from Union College in Schenectady,
New York, and her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in Albany, New York.
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Executive Biography
SAP Americas Team
Mary Beth Hanss
General Counsel
SAP Americas
Mary Beth Hanss is General Counsel for SAP Americas. In this role, she manages the Field
Legal department supporting all business and back-office functions in the Americas.
Mary Beth came to SAP in 1997, where she initially served through 2002 as legal counsel
for the newly formed SAP subsidiary focused on the U.S. public sector. During this time,
Mary Beth was instrumental in establishing and building the new subsidiary, including the
legal, contracts, and proposals departments, ultimately leading to her promotion to
Assistant General Counsel in 1999 and Vice-President in 2000. After moving to the SAP
America legal department in 2003, Mary Beth was promoted to Senior Vice-President and
General Counsel for SAP America in 2008.
Before joining SAP, she was employed as an attorney with Oracle Corporation, Amdahl
Corporation (now a subsidiary of Fujitsu), and a law firm in Upstate New York, where she
practiced with her father and brother.
Mary Beth received a bachelor’s degree in English from Union College in Schenectady,
New York, and her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in Albany, New York.