Thomas Saueressig

Thomas Saueressig is a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Customer Officer of SAP SE. His board area, the Customer Value Group (CVG), brings together SAP’s go-to-market and delivery functions to help customers effectively drive their business transformation, fully leverage the benefits of AI, and build long-term customer value in the cloud. Saueressig has a strong track record of delivering customer value. In his previous role, he led the Executive Board area Customer Services & Delivery, where he worked closely with customers to achieve business outcomes through innovation and end-to-end business transformation. Before being appointed the head of SAP Product Engineering, Saueressig served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Global Head of IT Services at SAP. As CIO, he was responsible for SAP’s IT strategy and its execution with a cloud-first approach. Saueressig joined SAP in 2004 in consulting and subsequently held various international management positions with increasing responsibility. Saueressig holds a degree in Business Informatics from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Mannheim and a joint Executive MBA from ESSEC Business School (France) and Mannheim Business School (Germany). Since April 2022, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Nokia and serves as vice-chairman.