Jim Hagemann Snabe

Jim Hagemann Snabe (born October 27, 1965) is a Danish businessman, and the chairman of Siemens. Together with Bill McDermott, Snabe was co-CEO of the German technology company SAP, before becoming member of the board of directors at SAP. Snabe has also been an adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School since 2016 and is a member of the board of trustees at the World Economic Forum.

In 2017, Snabe wrote the book "Dreams and Details: Reinvent Your Business and Your Leadership from a Position of Strength” together with Mikael Trolle. Drawing from their leadership experience, Snabe and Trolle set out to offer a new leadership model, which unites inspiration, ambition, innovation and employee empowerment to succeed in the modern world. The model builds on Snabe's conviction that businesses have to reinvent themselves to combine profits with responsible and sustainable conduct. In November 2018, Snabe and Trolle founded the Dreams and Details Academy, aiming to change leadership through consulting and educational services. Northvolt, Chairman of the Board of Directors (2022 - 2024) Maersk, Member of the Board of Directors (2016-2022), Chair of the Board of Directors (2017-2022) Siemens, Chair of the Supervisory Board (since 2018) Allianz, Member of the Supervisory Board (-2022) Temasek, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2025) C3 AI, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021; on indefinite leave as of June, 2026)

Non-profit organizations World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2014) Personal life At the age of two, Snabe and his parents lived in the Greenland capital of Nuuk for seven years, where his father worked as a helicopter pilot. From 1984 to 1990 he studied Operations research at the Aarhus School of Business. Currently, Snabe lives in Copenhagen with his wife and two children.

Awards

Academy of International Business (AIB) The International Executive of the Year Award (2019)

Publications Jim Hagemann Snabe et al (2009). Business process management:The SAP Roadmap. Bonn, Galileo Press / SAP Press, 2009 Snabe, Jim Hagemann and Trolle, Mikael (2019). Dreams and details: Reinvent your business and your leadership from a position of strength. [Valby]: Spintype. . OCLC 1111587499. Thinggaard, Lars and Snabe, Jim Hagemann (2020). Tech for Life: Putting trust back in technology. Spintype.