Hasso Plattner (born 21 January 1944) is a German businessman. A co-founder of SAP SE software company, he has been chairman of the supervisory board of SAP SE since May 2003. As of November 2016, Forbes reported that he had a net worth of $10.8 billion.
Recognition
For his commitment to economics and science, Plattner has received a number of honours. Germany’s manager magazin awarded its Leadership Award for Global Integration to the “technology guru” and inaugurated him into their Hall of Fame, which honours those who promote economic and social development in Germany. In 2001, Time Magazine Europe ranked Plattner #1 on its list of the most important and influential IT personalities.[better source needed]
On 21 January 2004, at a ceremony at the Hasso Plattner Institute celebrating the 60th birthday of its founder, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder made the following comments on Plattner’s achievements: “We need more Hasso Plattners and more SAPs in order to get Germany moving again economically.” According to the Chancellor, Plattner created an international corporation proving “that German companies can be at the top of the technological hierarchy worldwide”. In an interview in August 2004, the Munich-based management consultant Roland Berger named Hasso Plattner as one of the five Germans who have made the greatest impression on him. In the Welt am Sonntag article Berger pointed out how Plattner founded, built up and adapted SAP to a changing market was a “master achievement”. In 2016, Plattner was estimated to be worth US$10.8 billion by Forbes.
German businessman Hasso Plattner has an estimated net worth of $13.9 billion in January 2018. He is the former CEO of software company SAP AG that he co-founded with four of his former IBM collegues in 1972. Three of them – Dietmar Hopp, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector – were also billionaires. He has also served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP AG since May 2003. In 1998, he founded Hasso Plattner Institute for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam where he served as a professor of enterprise software systems. Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in promising technology companies. In 2008, Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa began its operation in Cape Town, South Africa with a $50 million fund. Its fortune has climbed by $1.7 billion since March 2012 because of the rise in the stock price of German software company SAP. Plattner is a sports enthusiast and sails competitively on his yacht, Morning Glory. He also enjoys skiing, snowboarding, and tennis. He is also an avid golfer who owns Fancourt Estate, a luxury golf course and hotel in South Africa’s Western Cape province.
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