This woman is making German corporate history

SAP has become the first DAX company to appoint a woman to head its executive board, writes Die Welt. Jennifer Morgan, an American national, will head the company jointly with Christian Klein, the former organizational director.

"Finally, a DAX company is placing a woman at the top", says Ulrike Wieduwilt. She considers this to be an important signal that others will likely follow.

And she believes it will work: "I now think it very probable that at least one more female DAX boss will be appointed in the next two years." She says there are now a number of suitable candidates present in German companies and for them, too, the decision was ground-breaking: "It is an important encouragement for other women, because now they can see that it actually works."

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