Executive Board
Our Executive Board is composed of five members. Each member is responsible for a major business area within the Group.
BORN // 1962 in Aarhus, Denmark
NATIONALITY // Danish
EDUCATION // Degree in Business Studies, International Business School, Copenhagen
Harvard Business School, Executive Programs
EMPLOYMENT
Prior to 1995
Oracle and Digital Equipment Corporation
Different management positions in sales and marketing
1995 - 2001
Compaq
Various management positions, incl. head of Compaq Enterprise Business Group, EMEA region
2001 - 2002
Compaq
Vice President and General Manager, EMEA region
2002 - 2004
Hewlett Packard
Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA region
2005 - 2007
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA.
Executive Vice President (Human Resources/ Purchasing/IT/Infrastructure Services)
01/2007 – 04/2008
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA.
Vice Chairman of the Management Board
04/2008 – 04/2016
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA.
Chief Executive Officer
08/09 2016
adidas AG
Executive Board Member
As of October 2016
adidas AG
Chief Executive Officer
Additional Mandates
Member of the Supervisory Board, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, Belgium
Member of the Supervisory Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Germany
Member of the Supervisory Board, Danfoss A/S, Denmark
One of the adidas Group’s strengths is to value partnerships and to bring them to new levels – be it with athletes, clubs or customers. Helping my global team to develop such strategic customer relationships as well as a future-oriented distribution approach is a very exciting task for me.
BORN // 1963 in Bad Waldsee, Germany
NATIONALITY// German
EDUCATION // Degree in Business Studies (“Diplom-Betriebswirt”),
BA European Business Studies (UK),
MBA (US)
Employment
1989 – 1990
Strategic Planning
1990 – 1991
adidas International – BU Manager International Accounts
1992 – 1993
Key Account Manager Europe
1993 – 1993
adidas UK – Sales Reorganization
1994 – 1996
adidas Germany – Regional Sales Manager
1996 – 1997
adidas International – Head of Business Development Accessories
1998 – 1999
Managing Director adidas Austria
2000 – 2001
Senior Vice President Region EMEA - Sales and Logistics
2001 – 2002
Managing Director Area Central (D, A, CH)
2002 – 2008
Head of Region EMEA adidas Brand
2008 – 2009
Head of Region EMEA adidas Group
2009 – 2013
Chief Sales Officer Multichannel Markets adidas Group
Since 10/13
adidas AG
Member of the Executive Board,
responsible for Global Sales
Change is inevitable in just about everything we do in our company. Having been associated with our brands for 30 years, I remain inspired and motivated by our team’s ability to continually evolve and react to new business opportunities and challenges in this ever-changing environment we work in.
BORN // 1963 in New Hampshire, U.S.A.
NATIONALITY // US-American
EDUCATION // Degree in Computer Science
Employment
1983 - 1993
Reebok International Ltd.
various responsibilities, last
position held was Director of
Worldwide Development
1993 - 1994
adidas AG
Head of Worldwide Development
1994 - 1997
adidas AG
Senior Vice President Footwear
Operations
since 03/1997
adidas AG*
Member of the Executive Board,
responsible for Global Operations
* adidas-Salomon AG from 12/1997 until 05/2006
BORN // 1966 in Dayton, U.S.A.
NATIONALITY // US-American
EDUCATION // Bachelor of Arts – Journalism
Employment
1990 - 1993
DMB&B Advertising
Account Executive / Account Supervisor
1994 - 1996
adidas America, Portland/Oregon
Global Line Manger / U.S. Merchandiser, Cross Training
1996 - 1998
adidas America
Business Unit Manager, Cross Training and Cleated Sports
1999 - 2001
adidas America
Director of Brand Marketing
2001 - 2004
adidas America
Director of Footwear Marketing
2004 - 2006
adidas America
VP Brand Marketing
2006 - 2011
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach
SVP Sport Performance Brand Marketing
2011- 03/2014
adidas AG
SVP adidas Sport Performance
since March 2014
Executive Board Member of adidas AG,
Responsible for Global Brands
BORN // 1958 in Palmerston North, New Zealand
NATIONALITY // New Zealand
EDUCATION // Degree in Business Studies, Chartered Accountant
Employment
1982 - 1986
Arthur Young*
Accountant
1986 - 1989
United International Pictures
Controller-Far East
1989 - 1992
Warner Bros. International
Director of Operations
1992 - 1996
Self Employed Consultant
Clients including UCI/Hewitt Group
1996 - 1997
adidas AG
Head of Corporate Services/Reporting
1997 - 1999
adidas AG**
Vice President Group Reporting
1999 - 2000
adidas AG**
Vice President Group Reporting
& Taxes
since 02/2000
adidas AG**
Chief Financial Officer
since 02/2001
adidas AG**
Member of the Executive Board,
responsible for Finance
Additional Mandates
Member of the Supervisory Board, Schaeffler AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
* now Ernst & Young
** adidas-Salomon AG from 12/1997 until 05/2006