Talk:Christian Klein
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[edit]This page should not be speedily deleted because... Christian Klein is the CEO of SAP -- a DAX 30 company, one of the largest software providers in the world. This makes him a very noteworthy public figure https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-20/sap-says-co-ceo-jennifer-morgan-to-leave-at-end-of-april?sref=7k5qkq61 --188.107.4.6 (talk) 11:29, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
COI edit request: lead cleanup and infobox image update
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Hi, I'm Lisa. As an SAP employee, I have a conflict of interest. I would therefore like to propose the following two changes for review rather than making them directly.
1. Remove final sentence from the lead
[edit]- Proposed change
- Christian Klein (born 1980) is a German business executive. He is the current CEO of SAP SE.
Following the departure of co-CEO Jennifer Morgan, SAP SE returned to a sole CEO model.
- Reason
The final sentence describes SAP's management structure following Jennifer Morgan's departure rather than Christian Klein himself. It therefore seems out of place in the lead of a biographical article. The brief co-CEO period and Morgan's departure are already covered in the Career section.
2. Update infobox image
[edit]- Proposed image
- File:Christian Klein 2025.jpg
- Reason
The proposed photograph is more recent, showing Christian Klein at SAP's 2025 Annual General Meeting.
Thank you for reviewing these proposed changes. I also plan to propose several additions to expand the article, drawing on the German-language article. I will work on a revised version in my userspace at User:Lisa (SAP SE)/Christian Klein, which I hope will make the review easier. Lisa (SAP SE) (talk) 12:23, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
Done I agree with the reasoning on sentence removal- it feels like a random/isolated detail by itself for an article about Klein. Perhaps it could be reintroduced in context if the lede were expanded. Thank you for disclosing your COI and using the edit request process. Zzz plant (talk) 22:28, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
COI edit request: proposed expansion and updates
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Hi, I'm Lisa. As an SAP employee, I have a conflict of interest. I would therefore like to propose the following changes for review rather than making them directly.
The article is currently quite short and includes an {{Expand German}} notice. I have prepared an expanded draft at User:Lisa (SAP SE)/Christian Klein with additional sourced information on Klein’s education, early SAP career, CEO tenure and other activities, as well as a few corrections and updates to the existing text.
I have tried to use independent sources where possible. A consolidated diff for the proposed changes is available here.
Could an uninvolved editor please review the draft and implement any changes they consider appropriate? Please also consider removing the expand template.
Thanks! Lisa (SAP SE) (talk) 09:07, 21 August 2026 (UTC)