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Partner news: Léo Apotheker to leave SAP

SAP Returns to Co-CEO Structure with Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe Léo Apotheker’s Contract Will Not Be Extended Based on Mutual Agreement

WALLDORF, Germany - February 07, 2010 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced today that the SAP Supervisory Board has reached a mutual agreement with CEO Léo Apotheker not to extend his contract as a member of the SAP Executive Board. Léo Apotheker has resigned as CEO and member of the SAP Executive Board effective immediately.

The SAP Executive Board, in agreement with the SAP Supervisory Board, has appointed two Co-CEOs: Bill McDermott, head of field organization and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development, both already members of the SAP Executive Board.

 

In addition, Vishal Sikka, Chief Technology Officer, has been appointed to the SAP Executive Board. At the request of the SAP Supervisory Board, Hasso Plattner, Co-Founder of SAP and Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board, will continue to play a strong role in advising the new leaders on technology and product development.

“The new setup of the SAP Executive Board will allow SAP to better align product innovation with customer needs. The new leadership team will continue to drive forward SAP’s strategy and focus on profitable growth, and will deliver its innovations in 2010 to expand SAP’s leadership of the business software market,” said Hasso Plattner.

The SAP Supervisory Board thanks Léo Apotheker for his enormous contribution to the success of SAP, which he joined more than 20 years ago, and wishes him all the best for the future.

Partner news: Oracle plans to revamp Sun's supply chain

January 29th, 2010 - Oracle is reforming Sun’s supply chain to save money on transportation, distribution and inventory, as part of a move to make the hardware business profitable again

A key part of Oracle’s plans for taking over Sun Microsystems’ hardware business centres around how those systems are built and delivered, according to officials with the newly combined company.

At the event on 27 January, where Oracle executives unveiled plans for bringing Sun into the fold, executives outlined their strategy for making Sun’s hardware supply chain significantly more efficient, which in turn will enable Oracle to save money and provide better service to customers, they said.

“Sun’s supply chain was very complicated,” Oracle President Charles Phillips said. “We are going to make it a lot more efficient.”

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Customer news: Geesinknorba, the garbage guys

November 3rd, 2009 - One inevitable by-product of every business’ activity is waste; it is unavailable and can be time consuming to deal with, which is why it’s extremely important for a reliable company to offer the tools to efficiently handle all waste. One such organisation is the knowledgeable GEESINKNORBA, which specialises in competent refuse collection and compaction, offering one-stop shop solutions in the field of waste management.
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Partner news: JDA purchases i2 Technologies

January 28th, 2010 - By finalizing the acquisition, JDA solidifies its position as one of the world’s leading providers of supply chain management and pricing solutions.
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Preliminary results presented: CEO agenda and supply chain strategy

January 14th, 2010 - ‘There is a strong connection between the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO) agenda and supply chain strategy’, said professor David Simchi-Levi at the Preliminary Results Conference last Thursday, which took take place at Lamborghini SpA in Italy, the world famous car manufacturer and SCM Research Community member.

 

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