Dietmar Hopp (* 26 April 1940 in Heidelberg) is a German entrepreneur.

Together with Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Hans Werner Hector and Klaus Tschira he is one the founder of the software enterprise SAP AG, whose chairman of the board was he from 1988 to 1998. Afterwards it was to 2003 of chairmen of the supervisory board and until May 2005 there simple member.

Within SAP and old customers carries he for the pointed names "Vadder Hopp ", because he explains to the prototypes of a enterprise steering wheel, which is open for the concerns and interests of humans for the SAP coworkers, in addition, for many humans in the Metropolregion Rhine Neckar.

Since its retreat from the cash transaction SAP Hopp is in particular active as and an investor. Thus it supported the building of the SAP arena financially and uses themselves for the promotion of the sport new generation in the gulf, ice hockey (eagle Mannheim) and football (particularly with the TSG hoping home). 2006 announced Hopp to finance in Heidelberg the building of a football stadium. The association FCH Heidelberg 06, which will come out from the TSG hoping home, is to offer federal league football in this stadium. However Hopp received to 16. May a setback: The local council of Eppelheim, to which planned Stadionstandort forbade, the building of the 40 million euro expensive arena to the A5.Nebenbei supports Hopp medical projects and is also socially engaged.

2004 it created the donation "pro Justitia ", since it sees itself after an argument with the public prosecutor's office Mannheim as from the law a pursuing.

To its honours in June 2005 the new rotting road in barrier village, which is considered as SAP company headquarters, in Dietmar Hopp avenue was renamed. , On the part of the city barrier village, both street names are permissible until further notice. Also the stadium of the TSG hoping home carries its names.

Hopp is considered as one to the richest German and in the list "World' s Richest People "Forbes magazine is led. Hopp holds still 9.963% of the shares of SAP for 2006 and among other things is it main owner of Actris.

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• Wolfgang Uchatius: Which moves"Â… Dietmar In: The time. No. 44 of 21.10.2004.

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