Hasso Plattner (created 21 January 1944, Berlin, Nazi Germany) is a German billionaire businessman. For his dedication to economics and science, Plattner has received numerous honours. Germany’s supervisor magazin given its coveted Leadership Award for International Integration to the “technology expert” and inaugurated him into their Hall of Fame, which honors those that encourage economic and social development in Germany. In 2001, Time Magazine Europe rated Plattner #1 on its listing of the most crucial and powerful IT personas. On 21 January 2004, in a service in the Hasso Plattner Institute observing the 60th birthday of its own creator, German Chancellor Gerhard Schrder made the following remarks on Plattner’s accomplishments: “We want more Hasso Plattners and more SAPs so that you can get Germany moving again economically.” As stated by the Chancellor, Plattner created an international corporation showing “that German businesses could be on top of the technical hierarchy globally”. In a interview in August 2004, the Munich-based management consultant Roland Berger named Hasso Plattner as among the five Germans who’ve made the greatest impression on him. In the Welt am Sonntag post Berger pointed out how Plattner founded, built up and accommodated SAP into a shifting marketplace was a “master accomplishment”. In addition to sailing, Plattner is a fantastic golfer. He possesses the Fancourt Golf Estate, which includes four Gary Player-designed championship courses. The Links of Fancourt staged the 2003 Presidents Cup matches involving the USA and a global team, captained by Gary Player.