Martin Mrugal

Biography

As chief innovation officer, Martin Mrugal is responsible for SAP’s innovation agenda for North America including the Chief Customer Office, Solution Engineering, Industry and Value Engineering, and the Customer Center of Excellence (CoE) organizations. As the executive sponsor for SAP S/4HANA, Martinis responsible for the North America launch, customer adoption,and success of SAP’s next generation computing platform.Since joining SAP in 1998, Martin has held a number of diverse management and executive leadership roles. Prior to his current assignment, he was chief operating officer (COO) for cloud procurement and business networking at SAP Ariba. He has served as COO for industry solutions, as global head of manufacturing industries and solutions business, and spent time on assignment for the SAP Executive Board working on a software development change management program. Prior to his Board assignment, Martin was national vice president and general manager, responsible for solutions and products for midsize companies. In this role,he directed the North America strategy, launch, and sales of SAP®Business By Design solution. He also successfully led industry, presales,and product management teams in past roles.Prior toSAP, Martin spent 12 years at Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), where he held a variety of roles with increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, finance, and supply chainstrategy. During his tenure, he successfully started new lines of business, analyzed complex supply chains for industrial manufacturing companies, and developed new distribution strategies and facilities. Examples of the clients he worked with include Chrysler, DuPont, GM, Ford, Honda,and Toyota.Martin studied supply chain logistics, economics,and marketing as an undergraduate,and holds a master’s degree in business administration from Pennsylvania State Universityin State College, Pennsylvania. He completed SAP’s Global Leadership Developmentprogram at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France

Research Interest

Martin Mrugal shows interest on Product Manufacturing & Designing