Shai Agassi and Peter Zencke, members of the executive board, face the greatest changes to their roles, though two other executives will also take on added responsibilities.
Shai Agassi,
Exec board, SAP
The changes take effect immediately.
Under the restructuring, Agassi is now responsible for all software, services and related development of existing SAP products, and for integrating them into a technology platform. That role will include SAP's NetWeaver.
Agassi also oversees the company's Business Solution Groups, which
includes its customer relationship management and supply chain
management software. In addition, he is responsible for product and
industry marketing.
Peter Zencke,
Exec board, SAP
Zencke will oversee research, including application development of SAP's Business Process Platform.
Claus Heinrich will remain head of human resources, but he will also now manage all of the company's research and development centers. He is also responsible for final production and delivery of SAP software.
Leo Apotheker will continue to oversee global sales, but he now also heads up global marketing--a responsibility previously handled by SAP's chief executive, Henning Kagermann.
One analyst said he has no concerns about the changes.
"I don't think this is a fundamental change to the company's management. It just clarifies what everyone does," said Charles Di Bona, an analyst with Bernstein & Co.
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