Christopher Sessar

Dr. Christopher Sessar is the chief accounting officer, senior vice president, and head of global accounting, reporting, and tax at SAP. He has more than 15 years of experience in various finance, accounting, and external reporting functions at SAP. Christopher was a member of SAP's Integrated Reporting Steering Committee and project council, having defined and executed SAP's award-winning integrated reporting strategy in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, he was appointed CFO and member of the management board of SAP Germany, and in 2020 he was appointed SAP's chief accounting officer and head of corporate financial reporting. He is a member of SAP's global finance leadership team. Christopher is a member of the Administrative Board of the Deutsches Rechnungslegungs Standards Committee (DRSC), AKEU, and Working Group Digital Reporting. Additionally, he served as instructor and visiting professor at various universities. He holds a PhD, an executive MBA, and a master’s degree in business administration.