Dr. Ferri Abolhassan
Ferri Abolhassan (born 1964) holds a doctorate in computer science, and started his career in research and development in 1987 at Siemens in Munich. From 1989 to 1991 his work in the field of parallel computer architecture brought him to IBM in the United States. Between 1992 and 2001, Dr. Abolhassan held various management positions at SAP. As Senior Vice President of SAP’s global "Retail and Consumer Products" business unit, he successfully developed and marketed SAP’s channel management solution in the retail sector.
In 2001, he moved to IDS Scheer AG, where he was CEO and Co-Chairman. During his tenure, he increased the sales and revenue figures of this internationally active software and consulting company. In 2005, Dr. Abolhassan rejoined top management at SAP – most recently as Executive Vice President EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa). Ferri Abolhassan is an author and the publisher of numerous publications and books on the subjects of realtime enterprise, business process management and internationalization.
Since September 2008 Ferri Abolhassan has been Head of Systems Integration at T-Systems, and he is a member of the T-Systems Board of Management.