Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board of adidas AG - in accordance with the German Co-Determination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz) - is composed of sixteen members.
The core functions of the Supervisory Board include the appointment and dismissal of Executive Board members, the supervision and consultancy of the Executive Board, the approval of the financial statements as well as the authorisation of important operative planning and corporate decisions.
By rotation, the next Supervisory Board elections will be held in 2019. In accordance with the German Co-Determination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz - MitBestG) eight of its members are elected by the Annual General Meeting and eight members are elected by the employees.
For further information on the Supervisory Board members, please see below.
BORN // 1944
NATIONALITY // French
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Pensioner
BORN // 1963
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Full-time member of the Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG, Chairwoman of the European Works Council, adidas AG
BORN // 1953
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Independent Management Consultant as well as Partner, WP Force Solutions GmbH, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Germany
Mandates
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Eckes AG, Nieder-Olm, Germany
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Windeln.de SE, Munich, Germany
BORN // 1961
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Post AG, Bonn, Germany
BORN // 1971
NATIONALITY // French
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Co-Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
Mandates
Mandates within the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert or entities under common control with the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
- Member of the Board of Directors, Imerys SA, Paris, France
- Member of the Board of Directors, Sienna Capital S.à r.l., Strassen, Luxembourg
- Member of the Board of Directors, Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille SA, Loverval, Belgium
- Member of the Board of Directors, Frère-Bourgeois SA, Loverval, Belgium
- Member of the Board of Directors, Château Cheval Blanc, Société Civile, Saint Emilion, France
- Member of the Board of Directors, GBL Advisors Ltd, London, United Kingdom
- Member of the Board of Directors, GBL Development Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Memberships in comparable domestic or foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises
- Member of the Board of Directors, Pernod Ricard SA, Paris, France
- Member of the Board of Directors, SGS SA, Geneva, Switzerland
BORN // 1957
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Specialist for job safety, adidas AG
BORN // 1954
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Movements at the Ruhr Universität Bochum, Expert Commission "Cultures of remembrance of social democracy" of Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
BORN // 1951
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Independent Management Consultant, Stuttgart, Germany
BORN // 1970
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Author/Managing Partner, Jung von Matt/sports GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
BORN // 1964
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Executive Vice President Human Resources and Infrastructure Services, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany
Mandates
Mandates within the Henkel Group
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Henkel Central Eastern Europe GmbH, Vienna, Austria
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Henkel Nederland B.V., Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
- Member of the Board of Directors, Henkel Norden AB, Stockholm, Sweden
- Member of the Board of Directors, Henkel Finland Oy, Vantaa, Finland
BORN // 1960
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Chairman Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG
BORN // 1958
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Trade Union Official, IG BCE, Headquarters Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
Mandates
- Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, CeramTec GmbH, Plochingen, Germany
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Plastic Omnium Automotive Exteriors GmbH, Munich, Germany
BORN // 1954
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Vice President Customer Service Central, adidas AG
BORN // 1961
NATIONALITY // Egyptian/Belgian
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, OCI N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mandates
Memberships in comparable domestic or foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Member of the Board of Directors, LafargeHolcim Ltd., Jona, Switzerland
Memberships in other bodies:
- Member of the International Leadership Board, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio/USA
- Member of the Board of Trustees, the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois/USA
BORN // 1962
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Deputy Chairwoman of the Central Works Council, adidas AG
BORN // 1963
NATIONALITY // German
EXERCISED PROFESSION // Full-time member of the Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG
*Employee Representative