Jim Hagemann Snabe | |
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![]() Snabe in 2013 | |
Born | Egedal, Denmark | October 27, 1965
Education | Aarhus School of Business |
Occupation | Businessman |
Jim Hagemann Snabe (born October 27, 1965) is a Danish businessman, and the chairman of 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 a member of the board of trustees at the World Economic Forum. [6]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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