ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY INVESTORS MEDIA EN Home / About ABOUT EXECUTIVE BOARD Our Executive Board is composed of six members. Chief Executive Officer of adidas AG KASPER RORSTED - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kasper Rorsted was born in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1962 and is a Danish national. He holds a degree in International Business Studies from the Copenhagen Business College, Denmark, from where he graduated in 1985, and completed a series of Executive Programs at Harvard Business School, USA. During his career, Kasper Rorsted gained valuable experience within the IT industry in various management positions at Oracle, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard. These include Head of Compaq Enterprise Business Group EMEA (1995-2001) and Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2001-2002) based in Germany and Switzerland at Compaq and Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2002-2004) based in Switzerland at Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation. In 2005, Kasper Rorsted joined consumer goods manufacturer Henkel based in Germany as Executive Vice President Human Resources Management, Procurement, IT, and Infrastructure Services. In 2007, he became the Vice Chairman of the Management Board before he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Henkel in 2008. Since 2016, Kasper Rorsted has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany. Kasper Rorsted is also: Member of the Board of Directors, Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland Member of the Supervisory Board, Siemens AG, Berlin and Munich, Germany Biography - Kasper Rorsted DOWNLOAD · PDF · 68.5 KB Executive Board Member of adidas AG, responsible for Global Sales ROLAND AUSCHEL - GLOBAL SALES Roland Auschel was born in Bad Waldsee, Germany, in 1963 and is a German citizen. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in European Business Studies from the Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and the University of Hull, UK, as well as an MBA from the University of Miami, USA, he joined the adidas team as a Strategic Planner in 1989. During his career with the company, he has held many senior management positions, including Business Unit Manager, Key Account Manager Europe, and Head of Region Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 2009, he became Chief Sales Officer Multichannel Markets. In 2013, Roland Auschel was appointed to the Executive Board and is responsible for Global Sales. Biography - Roland Auschel DOWNLOAD · PDF · 98.8 KB Executive Board Member of adidas AG, responsible for Global Brands BRIAN GREVY - GLOBAL BRANDS Brian Grevy was born in Kolding, Denmark, in 1971 and is a Danish citizen. After his studies at the Business School in Vejle, Denmark, he held various leadership positions at adidas and Reebok Nordics between 1998 and 2006. In 2006, he transferred to the adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, to become Director Men's Training and, as of 2010, Senior Vice President Training & Regional Sports. From 2012 to 2014, Brian Grevy acted as General Manager adidas Nordics in Stockholm, Sweden. During the years 2014 to 2016, he led the adidas Business Unit Training as General Manager in Herzogenaurach, Germany. He then joined Gant in Stockholm, Sweden, as CMO, where he became CEO in 2018. In 2020, Brian Grevy was appointed to the adidas Executive Board and is responsible for Global Brands. Brian Grevy is also: Member of the Board of Directors, Pitzner Gruppen Holding A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark Biography - Brian Grevy DOWNLOAD · PDF · 61.4 KB Executive Board Member of adidas AG, responsible for Finance HARM OHLMEYER – FINANCE Harm Ohlmeyer was born in Hoya, Germany, in 1968 and is a German national. He holds a degree in Business Studies from the University of Regensburg, Germany, as well as an MBA from Murray State University, USA. Harm Ohlmeyer started his career with adidas in 1998 and gained extensive experience in the areas of Finance and Sales, including responsibility as Senior Vice President Finance TaylorMade-adidas Golf in Carlsbad, USA, Senior Vice President Finance adidas Brand, and Senior Vice President Finance for Global Sales (adidas and Reebok). From 2011, he led the company’s e-commerce business as Senior Vice President Digital Brand Commerce. From 2014 to 2016, he held additional responsibility as Senior Vice President Sales Strategy and Excellence. In 2017, Harm Ohlmeyer was appointed to the Executive Board and subsequently became Chief Financial Officer. Harm Ohlmeyer is also: Member of the Supervisory Board, SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KG aA, Bremen, Germany Biography - Harm Ohlmeyer DOWNLOAD · PDF · 61.3 KB Executive Board Member of adidas AG, responsible for Human Resources, People and Culture AMANDA RAJKUMAR - HUMAN RESOURCES Amanda Rajkumar was born in Northampton, UK, in 1972 and is a British national. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Goldsmiths College, London University, UK, and began her professional career as a research psychologist before joining the London-based recruitment consultancy JM Management. From 1998 onward, she held various senior HR leadership and managerial positions at JPMorgan Chase. She joined BNP Paribas in 2009, where over eleven years, she was responsible for Global Human Resources for different business divisions based out of Europe and the US. Most recently, she was Chief Human Resources Officer for the Americas region, with responsibility for the Intermediary Holding Company of BNP Paribas in the Americas overseeing the retail and wholesale divisions. At the beginning of 2021, Amanda Rajkumar has been appointed to the adidas Executive Board and is responsible for Global Human Resources, People and Culture. In May 2021, she was appointed as Labor Director. Biography - Amanda Rajkumar DOWNLOAD · PDF · 132.5 KB Executive Board Member of adidas AG, responsible for Global Operations MARTIN SHANKLAND - GLOBAL OPERATIONS Martin Shankland was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1971 and is an Australian national. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and completed the Professional Year Program at the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He joined adidas in 1997 as Finance Director for adidas Russia/CIS and was Managing Director from 2000 to 2017. From 2017 to 2019, he led adidas Emerging Markets as Managing Director. In 2019, Martin Shankland was appointed to the Executive Board and is responsible for Global Operations. Biography - Martin Shankland DOWNLOAD · PDF · 51.3 KB SHARE RELATED ABOUT Culture READ MORE ABOUT Profile READ MORE ABOUT Supervisory Board READ MORE INVESTORS Corporate Bodies READ MORE JOIN US CAREERS.ADIDAS-GROUP.COM POPULAR PROFILE FINANCIAL PUBLICATIONS FINANCIAL CALENDAR PRESS RELEASES REPORT.ADIDAS-GROUP.COM CAREERS.ADIDAS-GROUP.COM FOLLOW US ON See all Social Media More about adidas More about Reebok RSS FAQ Sitemap Contact Imprint Legal Notice Privacy Notice Cookie Statement English