THE AI TAKEOVER IS RIGHT ON SCHEDULE

Dr. Philipp Herzig has risen to the CTO position at SAP. Huge congratulations to him, especially considering his fairly meteoric rise. Only 10 years ago he was a software developer. Not to hit the brag juice too hard, but 10 years ago I was a software developer and now I'm…a grown-ass man who publicly labels himself a boring nerd.

As Jelena insightfully pointed out in our recent blockbuster Nerdletter Talk, SAP's current board structure leaves the CTO at the kids' table. There's a Supervisory Board, an Executive Board (where the CEO sits), and a new Extended Board. As of now, there's a "TBA" spot on the Extended Board - so get your applications in now. I hear you'll get a boost if you use Joule to spice up your resume.

What I note most about this appointment is that Dr. Herzig rises up from the position of Chief AI Officer. It screams "AI is the top, numero uno thing technology-wise at SAP". Skynet failed to get into the top board, but its climb is just as meteoric as Herzig's. PM