- Climate Change
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Consolidated Financial Statements IFRS
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(30) Board of Directors
Executive Board
Memberships on supervisory boards and other comparable governing bodies of enterprises, other than subsidiaries
of SAP on December 31, 2011
Bill McDermott
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Strategy, Governance, Corporate Development, Innovation, Sales, Field Services, Consulting, EcosystemecosystemConstruct encompassing SAP and its customers and partners that extends the value SAP provides its customers. By bringing together community-based insight, innovative partner solutions, and industry-leading collaboration and co-innovation, it enables custo Activities, Communications, Marketing
Board of Directors, ANSYS, Inc., Canonsburg, Philadelphia, United States
Board of Directors, Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Board of Directors, PAETEC Communications, Inc., Fairport, New York, United States (until December 1, 2011)
Jim Hagemann Snabe
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Strategy, Governance, Corporate Development, Innovation,
Products and Solutions Development, Communications, Marketing
Board of Directors, Thrane & Thrane A/S, Lyngby, Denmark
Board of Directors, Bang & Olufsen a/s, Stuer, Denmark (from September 23, 2011)
Board of Directors, Linkage A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark (until November 22, 2011)
Dr. Werner Brandt
Chief Financial Officer, Labor Relations Director (acting)
Finance and Administration including Investor Relations and Data Protection & Privacy
Supervisory Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Supervisory Board, QIAGEN N.V., Venlo, the Netherlands
Supervisory Board, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany (until July 28, 2011)
Gerhard Oswald
Chief Operating Officer
SAP Active Global Support, Installed Base MaintenancemaintenanceSoftware support comprising support for legal changes and corrections delivered through the SAP Notes tool, support packages, problem support, and access to information and online service channels – depending on the maintenance phase. & Support, Global IT, Globalization Services, Quality, Governance & Production, COO Operations, University Alliances, Global User Groups Organization, Chief Process Office, SAP Labs Network
Vishal Sikka
Technology Platformtechnology platformThe technical foundation for a business-driven software architecture that increases the adaptability, flexibility, openness, and cost-efficiency of IT operations and enables organizations to become more agile in responding to change. See “SAP NetWeaver.” ... (including Application Platform & Database), Products (BI tools, EIM, AnalyticsanalyticsData analysis typically generated in the form of reports and charts which can be used for business insight and decision making. & Planning Applications), ProductproductDeliverable software unit that customers can view, install, and renew. Architecture & Governance, Design & New Applications, Research including Global Incubation
Board Members Who Left During 2011
Dr. Angelika Dammann (until July 8, 2011)
Supervisory Board
Memberships on supervisory boards and other comparable governing bodies of enterprises, other than subsidiaries of SAP on December 31, 2011
Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Hasso Plattner 2), 4), 5), 7), 8)
Chairman
Lars Lamadé 1), 2), 4), 8)
Deputy Chairman
Project Manager Service & Support
Pekka Ala-Pietilä 5), 7), 8)
Chairman of the Board, Blyk Ltd., London, UK
Board of Directors, Pöyry Plc, Vantaa, Finland
Chairman of the Board of Directors, CVON Group Limited, London, UK
Board of Directors, CVON Limited, London, UK
Board of Directors, CVON Innovations Limited, London, UK
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk Services Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Chairman of the Board of Directors, CVON Innovation Services Oy, Turku, Finland
Board of Directors, CVON Future Limited, London, UK
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk (NL) Ltd., London, UK
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk (DE) Ltd., London, UK
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk (ES) Ltd., London, UK
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk (BE) Ltd., London, UK
Board of Directors, Blyk.nl NV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk.be SA, Hoeilaart, Belgium
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Blyk International Ltd., London, UK
Board of Directors, HelloSoft Inc., San José, California, United States (until January 1, 2011)
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Solidium Oy, Helsinki, Finland (from March 4, 2011)
Thomas Bamberger 1), 3)
Chief Controlling Officer COO
Panagiotis Bissiritsas 1), 2), 5), 6)
Support Expert
Willi Burbach (until August 7, 2011)
Developer
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Haarmann 2), 6), 8)
Attorney-at-law, certified public auditor, certified tax advisor
Senior Partner HAARMANN Partnerschaftsgesellschaft, Rechtsanwälte, Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Peter Koop 1), 5)
Industry Business Development Expert
Christiane Kuntz-Mayr 1), 5)
Deputy Chairperson of the Works Councilworks councilAs dictated by the German Works Council Constitution Act, a works council is a legal body for representing employees’ interests to the employer and codetermining the works in private companies. On June 21, 2006, the SAP AG employees working in Germany ele... at SAP AG
Bernard Liautaud 5)
General Partner Balderton Capital, London, UK
Board of Directors, Clinical Solutions Holdings Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Board of Directors, nlyte Software Ltd., London, UK
Board of Directors, Talend SA, Suresnes, France
Board of Directors, Cap Gemini, Paris, France
Board of Directors, Quickbridge (UK) Ltd., London, UK
Board of Directors, SCYTL Secure Electronic Voting SA, Barcelona, Spain
Board of Directors, Abiquo Group Inc., Redwood City, California, United States
Board of Directors, Vestiaire de Copines SA, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (from August 2, 2011)
Board of Directors, Dashlane, Inc., New York, New York, United States (from September 9, 2011)
Dr. Gerhard Maier 1), 2), 3)
Development Project Manager
Dr. h. c. Hartmut Mehdorn 4), 6)
Chief Executive Officer, Air Berlin PLC, Rickmansworth, UK
Advisory Board, Fiege-Gruppe, Greven, Germany
Board of Directors, RZD – Russian Railways, Moscow, Russia (from October 27, 2011)
Dr. Hans-Bernd Meier (from August 8, 2011)
Independent Consultant for SAP Projects
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Joachim Milberg 2), 3), 5), 7)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, BMW AG, Munich, Germany
Supervisory Board, Bertelsmann AG, Gütersloh, Germany
Supervisory Board, Festo AG, Esslingen, Germany
Supervisory Board, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany (until December 31, 2011)
Supervisory Board, Festo AG & Co. KG, Esslingen, Germany (from March 24, 2011)
Board of Directors, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois, United States
Dr. Erhard Schipporeit 3), 8)
Independent Management Consultant
Supervisory Board, Talanx AG, Hanover, Germany
Supervisory Board, Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Supervisory Board, HDI V.a.G., Hanover, Germany
Supervisory Board, Hannover Rückversicherung AG, Hanover, Germany
Supervisory Board, Fuchs Petrolub AG, Mannheim, Germany
Supervisory Board, BDO AG, Hamburg, Germany (from July 7, 2011)
Board of Directors, TUI Travel PLC, London, UK
Board of Directors, Fidelity Funds SICAV, Luxembourg
Stefan Schulz 1), 4), 5), 6), 8)
Development Project Manager
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Klaus Wucherer 5)
Managing Director of Dr. Klaus Wucherer Innovations- und Technologieberatung GmbH, Erlangen, Germany
Supervisory Board, Heitech AG, Erlangen, Germany
Supervisory Board, Dürr AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
Supervisory Board, Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany (until February 17, 2011)
Supervisory Board, LEONI AG, Nuremberg, Germany
The total compensation of the Executive Board members for the years 2011, 2010, and 2009 was as follows:
Executive Board Compensation
€ thousands
| 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | |
| Short-term employee benefits | 20,175.5 | 13,254.4 | 30,470.4 |
| Share-based payment | 4,015.7 | 3,919.5 | 4,412.0 |
| Subtotal | 24,191.2 | 17,173.9 | 34,882.4 |
| Post-employment benefits | 1,546.5 | 1,999.0 | 1,479.0 |
| thereof defined benefit | 696.2 | 797.0 | 1,171.0 |
| thereof defined contribution | 850.3 | 1,202.0 | 308.0 |
| Termination benefits | 4,124.9 | 10,947.5 | 2,326.8 |
| Other long-term benefits | 4,031.0 | 3,407.0 | 0,0 |
| Total | 33,893.6 | 33,527.4 | 38,688.2 |
The share-based compensation amounts disclosed above are based on the grant date fair value of the virtual stock options issued to Executive Board members during the year.
Share-Based Compensation for Executive Board Members
| 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | |
| Number of stock options granted | 475,227 | 559,926 | 785,060 |
| Total expense in thousands | 4,420.3 | 2,987.5 | 2,830.0 |
In the table above, the share-based compensation expense is the amount recorded in profit or loss under IFRS 2 in the respective period.
The projected benefit obligation (PBO) for pensions to Executive Board members and the annual pension entitlement of the members of the Executive Board on reaching age 60 based on entitlements from performance-based and salary-linked plans were as follows:
Retirement Pension Plan for Executive Board Members
€ thousands
| 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | |
| PBO December 31 | 7,290.7 | 7,326.9 | 6,529.9 |
| Annual pension entitlement | 437.3 | 466.2 | 466.6 |
Subject to the adoption of the dividend resolution by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 23, 2012, the total annual compensation of the Supervisory Board members for 2011 is as follows:
Supervisory Board Compensation
€ thousands
| 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | |
| Total compensation | 3,027.4 | 2,875.0 | 1,842.1 |
| thereof fixed compensation | 874.1 | 870.0 | 650.0 |
| thereof committee remuneration | 465.0 | 325.0 | 92.1 |
| thereof variable compensation | 1,688.3 | 1,680.0 | 1,100.0 |
The Supervisory Board members do not receive any share-based compensation for their services. As far as members who are employee representatives on the Supervisory Board receive share-based compensation such compensation is for their services as employees only and is unrelated to their status as members of the Supervisory Board.
The total compensation of all Supervisory Board members in 2011 for work for SAP excluding compensation relating to the office of Supervisory Board member was €1,688.3 thousands (2010: €1,028.0 thousands; 2009: €1,095.1 thousands).
During fiscal year 2011, payments to former Executive Board members were as follows:
Payments to Former Executive Board Members
€ thousands
| 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | |
| Pension benefits | 1,346.0 | 1,290.0 | 764.0 |
| PBO | 25,267.0 | 24,878.0 | 15,777.0 |
SAP did not grant any compensation advance or credit to, or enter into any commitment for the benefit of, any member of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board in 2011, 2010, or 2009.
On December 31, 2011, the shareholdings of SAP’s board members were as follows:
Shareholdings of Executive and Supervisory Board Members
Number of SAP shares
| 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | |
| Executive Board | 20,560 | 13,747 | 15,336 |
| Supervisory Board | 121,524,139 | 122,156,130 | 127,193,136 |
Detailed information on the different elements of the compensation as well as on the number of shares owned by members of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board are disclosed in the Compensation Report which is part of our Management Report and of our Annual Report on Form 20-F, both of which are available on SAP’s website.
Information as at December 31, 2011
1) Elected by the employees
2) Member of the Company’s General and Compensation Committee
3) Member of the Company’s Audit Committee
4) Member of the Company’s Mediation Committee
5) Member of the Company’s Technology and Strategy Committee
6) Member of the Company’s Finance and Investment Committee
7) Member of the Company’s Nomination Committee
8) Member of the Company’s Special Committee



