Former CTO Jürgen Müller left SAP due to an 'incident' of inappropriate behavior at a company event, leading to an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. Müller's departure was mutually agreed upon, and he received a compensation payout of €7.1 million ($7.5 million). The incident resulted in financial loss due to severance payments and could potentially damage SAP's reputation due to the nature of the misconduct and the public scrutiny of executive compensations.
Source: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/former_sap_cto_payout/
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'description': "Former CTO Jürgen Müller left SAP due to an 'incident' of "
'inappropriate behavior at a company event, leading to an '
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