Mehl is SAP marketing chief

Katja Mehl has taken over marketing management at SAP Germany and will work closely with the EMEA and global teams.

The 38-year-old succeeds Ralf Strauss, who has switched to product marketing for SAP CRM. Mehl has been with SAP as marketing director since 2003. She reports to chief operating officer Stephen Sieber and Wolfgang Runge, senior vice-president of EMEA marketing.