SAP AG
Deutsche Boerse: SAP Meeting Date: 5/21/2014
At SAP’s upcoming general meeting, it will seek approval of a controversial proposal to elect a current co-CEO, Hagermann Snabe, to the supervisory board following his resignation from executive functions at the AGM. In Germany, such proposals require shareholders owning at least 25% of the share capital to put forward the proposal for consideration at the meeting. SAP has made little effort to provide transparency around the proponents for Mr. Snabe’s election or the rationale for electing him to the board, especially considering that the board is already currently chaired by a former CEO. In light of numerous other governance failures at the board level, minority shareholders may question the decision to break protocol with another corporate governance best practice.
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