Hasso Plattner was born on 21 January 1944 and is a German businessman.
11 Facts About Hasso Plattner
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Hasso Plattner stepped down as co-chief executive in 2003 at age 60.
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Hasso Plattner has since been serving as chairman of the company's supervisory board and played an influential role in the company's governance, orchestrating the hiring of co-CEOs Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein in 2019.
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Hasso Plattner is Chair of Enterprise Platform and Integration Concepts and Professor of Enterprise Systems at HPI.
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Hasso Plattner finished the race in 6 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes, and 11 seconds to win "the Barn Door" trophy, a slab of carved koa wood traditionally awarded to the monohull with the fastest elapsed time.
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Hasso Plattner owns the Fancourt Golf Estate, which has three Gary Player-designed championship courses, in addition to the CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California.
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Hasso Plattner has had strong connections with South Africa over the years and spends some of his time living there, while participating in charitable work.
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Hasso Plattner helped in the establishment of the Museum Barberini, devoted to his holdings of modern and Impressionist art, as well as artists active in the former German Democratic Republic.
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Hasso Plattner received his honorary doctorate in 2002, and his honorary professorship in 2004 from the University of Potsdam.
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Hasso Plattner had received an honorary doctorate and an honorary professorship in Information Systems from the Saarland University, Saarbrucken.
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Hasso Plattner is married, has two children, and lives in Potsdam, Germany.