Werner Brandt has been a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG and Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all corporate financial activities as well as administration of the company. He also oversees shared services organizations and SAP Ventures.

Brandt joined SAP in February 2001 in his current position. From 1999 to 2001, he was a member of the executive board and chief financial officer of the German-American healthcare company, Fresenius Medical Care AG, where he also served as labor relations director. From 1992 to 1999, Brandt was a member of the management board of Baxter Deutschland GmbH and vice president for European operations. In this capacity, he was responsible for Baxter's financial operations in Europe.

Brandt began his career at the former Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Stuttgart, where he worked first as an auditor and then in progressively more responsible positions from 1981 to 1992.

Brandt completed his doctorate in business administration from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, in 1991, after studying business administration at the University of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Germany, from 1976 to 1981.

He is a member of the supervisory boards of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; QIAGEN N.V., Venlo, Netherlands; and of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Deutsche Bank German & Austrian Corporate Conference (June 23, 2009) UBS Global Technology and Services Conference 2009 (June 10, 2009) Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference (February 25, 2009) 2008 Preliminary Year-End Results (January 28, 2009) Watch the Webcast replay. Get additional Information about announced cost containment measures. Enterprise Risk Management (PDF) SAP has adopted an integrated, corporate-wide risk management approach based on the COSO II standard, which expands internal controls by providing a focus on risks beyond those relating to internal controls for financial reporting. Supporting Strategic Change (PDF) Today's dynamic business environment is compelling CFOs to reconsider their role within an enterprise. Benefit from what Werner Brandt has discovered with his own analysis of the increasingly important role of the CFO. SAP Annual General Meeting Approves All Management Proposals by a Significant Majority (May 19, 2009) SAP to Highlight Latest News via Press Conference Webcast and Online Newsroom from SAPPHIRE 2009 Orlando (May 08, 2009) SAP Announces First Quarter 2009 Results (April 29, 2009) SAP AG completes successful private placement transaction (April 03, 2009) SAP Announces Availability of 2008 Annual Report and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Filing on Form 20-F (March 27, 2009) SAP Recommends Dividend of €0.50 Per Ordinary Share (March 26, 2009) SAP Reports Double-Digit Growth in Software and Software Related Service Revenues for 2008 (January 28, 2009) Financial news archive