SAP CTO under investigation in Germany

Bloomberg reported that German prosecutors had exerted further pressure on SAP CTO and board member Jürgen Müller (pictured) with the initiation of criminal proceedings on the grounds of allegations of sexual harassment during a company event.

Müller, a German national, apologized for the incident earlier this month and said he plans to leave the company in the coming weeks.

Bloomberg stated that, following press reports, the German public prosecutor's office had launched an official investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Müller and a female employee.

An SAP representative said Mobile World Live The company is aware of the situation and offers the authorities full support in their investigations.

The company noted that Mueller played a key role in building its business technology platform, which serves more than 23,000 customers.

He joined SAP in 2013 and was appointed to the Executive Board in 2019 with the appointment as CTO.

SAP extended Müller’s contract by three years in April.