SAP Splits CPO Role Before March Exit as AI Competition Drives 2nd 2026 Reshuffle
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 30
SAP Splits CPO Role Before March Exit as AI Competition Drives 2nd 2026 Reshuffle
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 30
Summary
SAP will divide Chief Product Officer Muhammad Alam’s duties among existing leaders instead of appointing a new CPO before his planned March departure, people familiar with the matter said.
Christian Klein is set to absorb most of Alam’s product teams, while Chief Operating Officer Sebastian Steinhäuser will take charge of industrial AI oversight.
The shake-up reorganizes SAP’s product and engineering functions for the second time this year as Europe’s largest software company tries to keep pace with intensifying AI competition.
The plan has not yet been shared internally, according to the people, signaling another top-level management reset is still being finalized.