SAP SE, with headquarters in Walldorf, is the world's leading provider of business software and services that enable companies of all sizes and in over 25 industries to align their business processes for growth and profitability. As the world's third-largest independent software supplier, SAP develops customized business solutions for around 335,000 customers around the globe. More than 82,400 employees in over 130 countries work in an environment that promotes the open, free exchange of ideas.
SAP has been pursuing a diversity approach for many years and is very interested in having more women in management positions. The software company wants to increase the proportion of women in management to 30% by 2022. The proportion of women in SAP management positions is currently 23% and it intends to reach 25% by the end of 2017. The broad support and the various initiatives by and for women in management positions are the basic prerequisite for increasing the proportion of women at the highest levels of management.