Jim Hagemann Snabe (*October 27, 1965 in Egedal) is a Danish businessman and is currently the Chairman at Siemens[1][2] and Northvolt.[3] Together with Bill McDermott, Snabe was Co-CEO of the German Technology company SAP,[4] before becoming member of the board of directors at SAP.[5] Snabe has also been an adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School since 2016 and is currently a member of the board of trustees at the World Economic Forum.[6]

Jim Hagemann Snabe
Snabe in 2013.
Born (1965-10-27) October 27, 1965 (age 58)
Egedal, Denmark
NationalityDanish
EducationAarhus School of Business
OccupationBusinessman

Life edit

At the age of two, Snabe and his parents moved to the Greenland capital of Nuuk for seven years, where his father worked as a helicopter pilot. From 1984 to 1990 he studied Operations research at the Aarhus School of Business.[7] Currently, Snabe lives in Copenhagen with his wife and two children.

Career edit

Snabe started his career at SAP in 1990. After one year as a trainee, he became Consulting Manager for SAP Denmark. In 1994 Snabe left SAP to be Principal at IBM Denmark but returned to SAP after only two years.[5]

SAP edit

After three years as managing director of the Swedish SAP subsidiary, Snabe was appointed managing director of the SAP Nordic region. Shortly thereafter, he held several management positions for the SAP EMEA region.[5] From July 2008 on, Snabe was part of the executive board of SAP. After the departure of Léo Apotheker, Snabe and his colleague McDermott took on the position as Co-CEO for SAP AG on February 8, 2010.[4]

On July 21, 2013, it was announced that Snabe would leave the position of Co-CEO in 2014 to be part of the SAP Supervisory Board. On the SAP Annual General Assembly on May 21, 2014, he was elected to the Supervisory Board.[5]

Other activities edit

Snabe is adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School in the fields of leadership, responsible business and change management.[8]

In 2017, Snabe wrote the book "Dreams and Details: Reinvent Your Business and Your Leadership from a Position of Strength” together with Mikael Trolle.[9][10][11] Drawing from their leadership experience, Snabe and Trolle set out to offer a new leadership model, which unites inspiration, ambition, innovation and employee empowerment to succeed in the modern world.[9][10][11][12] The model builds on Snabe's conviction that businesses have to reinvent themselves to combine profits with responsible and sustainable conduct.[6][13] In November 2018, Snabe and Trolle founded the Dreams and Details Academy, aiming to change leadership through consulting and educational services.[12]

Corporate boards edit

Non-profit organizations edit

Awards edit

Publications edit

  • Jim Hagemann Snabe et al (2009). Business process management:The SAP Roadmap. Bonn, Galileo Press / SAP Press, 2009
  • Snabe, Jim Hagemann and Trolle, Mikael (2019). Dreams and details: Reinvent your business and your leadership from a position of strength. [Valby]: Spintype. ISBN 978-87-7192-053-6. OCLC 1111587499.
  • Thinggaard, Lars and Snabe, Jim Hagemann (2020). Tech for Life: Putting trust back in technology. Spintype. ISBN 9788771920659

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Så er det officielt: Dansker skal stå i spidsen for en af Europas største virksomheder". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). February 1, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Finans, Ritzau (January 30, 2017). "Medie: Jim Hagemann Snabe rygtes som ny formand i Siemens". Dagbladet Børsen (in Danish). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Northvolt announces Jim Hagemann Snabe as new Chairman of the Board". December 14, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Neue SAP-Chefs: Mit dem Zweiten läuft es besser". handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Finsterbusch, Stephan. "SAP: Snabe zieht sich aus Vorstand zurück" (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Mærsks bestyrelsesformand med opsigtsvækkende melding: »Vi skal genopfinde kapitalismen«". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Rohwetter, Marcus (July 5, 2012). "SAP-Chef Snabe: Jim kann die Wirtschaft mit der Politik verbinden". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jim Snabe, Chair of Møller Mærsk and Siemens, Calls on Big Business to Disrupt Itself". Yale School of Management. November 26, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Ørholst, Henrik (March 1, 2018). "Detaljerne om drømmen". Dagbladet Børsen (in Danish). Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Genopfind dig selv i en uforudsigelig tid". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). November 22, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Ledersucces.dk, Ulla Bechsgaard (December 9, 2017). "Genopfind din virksomhed, mens det stadig går godt". FINANS (in Danish). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Virksomheder vil gøre drømme til virkelighed". Dagbladet Børsen (in Danish). Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jim Snabe, Chairman of Siemens, expands on Dreams and Details". diginomica. February 5, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Global Advisory Board to advise Deutsche Bank on key trends in business and politics Deutsche Bank, press release of 1 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Erhvervskomet i Mærsk: Man bliver ikke slankere af at veje sig tit". DR (in Danish). February 8, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "Maersk Chairman to Leave Board as Family Member Takes Over". Bloomberg. February 15, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "Siemens: Jim Snabe wird nach Hauptversammlung Gerhard Cromme ablösen". manager magazin. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Jim Hagemann Snabe resigns from the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE Allianz, press release of 10 February 2022.
  19. ^ Axel Höpner and Christian Schnell (10 February 2022), Kritik am „Overboarding“: Jim Hagemann Snabe verlässt Allianz-Aufsichtsrat Handelsblatt.
  20. ^ "Jim Hagemann Snabe to Join Foundation Board, World Economic Forum". World Economic Forum. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "International Executive of the Year Award". Academy of International Business (AIB). Retrieved January 10, 2024.