Gerhard Oswald
Managing Director of Oswald Consulting GmbH, Walldorf, Germany
Associate lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (Technische Universitaet Muenchen), Germany
Member of the following Supervisory Board Committees: Audit and Compliance Committee, Product and Technology Committee, Government Security Committee
Fields of Expertise
Innovation, Research & Development
Software Industry
Finance and Accounting
Strategy
Human Resources and Social Responsibility
Supervision, Monitoring, Corporate Governance and Business Conduct
| Qualification | |
| 1974 – 1977 | Studies of Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) of Mainz – Diploma in Business Administration (Diplom‑Betriebswirt (FH)) |
| Career | |
1977 – 1980
| Siemens AG, Munich, Germany – Application consultant for SAP R/2 business processes |
| 1981 – 1984 | SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany – Consultant, trainer and developer in the area of SAP standard software R/2 |
| 1984 – 1987 | SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany – Various management positions in the areas of R/2 custom development, R/2 quality assurance and translation |
| 1987 – 1993 | SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany – Member of the project leadership team responsible for the design, development and roll-out of the SAP standard software R/3; head of SAP Application Architecture |
| 1993 – 1996 | SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany – Member of the Global Managing Board, head of R/3 Services |
| 1996 – 2016 | SAP AG / SAP SE, Walldorf, Germany – Member of the Executive Board with responsibility for various business divisions, in particular Support and Quality Assurance |
| Since 2015 | Technical University of Munich, Germany – Associate lecturer, founder of the research platform "Initiative for Digital Transformation" (IDT) |
| Since 2017 | Oswald Consulting GmbH, Walldorf, Germany – Managing Director |
| Since 2019 | Member of the SAP SE Supervisory Board |
Other board memberships
Membership of supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies of publicly listed companies:
None
Membership of supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies of non-public companies:
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH, Sinsheim, Germany, Advisory Board
appliedAI Initiative GmbH, Munich, Germany, Advisory Board