Supervisory Board
THOMAS RABE
CHAIRMAN1
residing in Berlin, Germany
born on August 6, 1965
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bertelsmann Management SE, Gütersloh, Germany
Chief Executive Officer, RTL Group S.A., Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Membership in comparable domestic and foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises
Mandates held in foreign subsidiaries of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Penguin Random House LLC, New York, USA2
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg, Luxembourg
UDO MÜLLER*
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
residing in Herzogenaurach, Germany
born on April 14, 1960
Member of the Supervisory Board since October 6, 2016
Manager History Management3, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
IAN GALLIENNE
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN4
residing in Gerpinnes, Belgium
born on January 23, 1971
Member of the Supervisory Board since June 15, 2016
Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
Membership in comparable domestic and 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
Mandates within the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert or in 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-Émilion, France
- Member of the Board of Directors, GBL Advisors Ltd., London, United Kingdom5
- Member of the Board of Directors, GBL Development Ltd., London, United Kingdom
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Marnix French ParentCo SAS (Webhelp Group), Paris, France
PETRA AUERBACHER*
residing in Emskirchen, Germany
born on December 27, 1969
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Project Manager Creative Direction, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
ROSWITHA HERMANN*
residing in Erlangen, Germany
born on December 27, 1962
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Director Projects6, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
HERBERT KAUFFMANN
residing in Stuttgart, Germany
born on April 20, 1951
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 7, 2009
Independent Management Consultant, Stuttgart, Germany
CHRISTIAN KLEIN
residing in Mühlhausen, Germany
born on May 4, 1980
Member of the Supervisory Board since August 11, 2020
Chief Executive Officer, SAP SE, Walldorf, Germany
KATHRIN MENGES
residing in Großenbrode, Germany
born on October 16, 1964
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 8, 2014
Self-employed entrepreneur
ROLAND NOSKO*
residing in Wolnzach, Germany
born on August 19, 1958
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 13, 2004
District Manager of the Industrial Union IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IG BCE), District of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards in Germany:
- Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, CeramTec GmbH, Plochingen, Germany
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Plastic Omnium Automotive Exteriors GmbH, Munich, Germany
BEATE ROHRIG*
residing in Glashütten, Germany
born on March 24, 1965
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
State District Manager of the Industrial Union IG BCE, State District Bavaria, Munich, Germany
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards in Germany:
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH, Essen, Germany7
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany
NASSEF SAWIRIS
residing in London, United Kingdom
born on January 19, 1961
Member of the Supervisory Board since June 15, 2016
Executive Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors, OCI N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Membership in comparable domestic and foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises:
- CEO of Avanti Acquisition Corp., New York, USA8
FRANK SCHEIDERER*
residing in Wilhelmsdorf, Germany
born on April 16, 1977
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Director Head Office – Finance Strategy and Programs9, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
MICHAEL STORL*
residing in Oberreichenbach, Germany
born on July 3, 1959
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Deputy Chairman of the Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
BODO UEBBER
residing in Stuttgart, Germany
born on August 18, 1959
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Independent Management Consultant
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards in Germany:
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA/Bertelsmann Management SE, Gütersloh, Germany
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Evercore GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany10
JING ULRICH
residing in Hong Kong, China
born on June 28, 1967
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Vice Chairman of Global Banking and Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, USA
GÜNTER WEIGL*
residing in Oberreichenbach, Germany
born on April 14, 1965
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Senior Vice President Global Sports Marketing & Brand Relations, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUGUST 11, 2020:
IGOR LANDAU
CHAIRMAN
residing in Lugano, Switzerland
born on July 13, 1944
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 13, 2004
Pensioner
STANDING COMMITTEES AS OF AUGUST 11, 2020
Steering Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Udo Müller*
General Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Udo Müller*, Roland Nosko*
Audit Committee: Bodo Uebber (Chairman), Herbert Kauffmann, Frank Scheiderer*, Günter Weigl*
Nomination Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Kathrin Menges
Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 section 3 Co-Determination Act (MitbestG): Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Roswitha Hermann*, Udo Müller*
STANDING COMMITTEES UNTIL AUGUST 11, 2020
Steering Committee: Igor Landau (Chairman), Udo Müller*, Thomas Rabe
General Committee: Igor Landau (Chairman), Udo Müller*, Roland Nosko*, Thomas Rabe
Audit Committee: Herbert Kauffmann (Chairman), Frank Scheiderer*, Bodo Uebber, Günter Weigl*
Nomination Committee: Igor Landau (Chairman), Kathrin Menges, Thomas Rabe
Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 section 3 Co-Determination Act (MitbestG): Igor Landau (Chairman), Roswitha Hermann*, Udo Müller*, Thomas Rabe
Biographical information on our Supervisory Board members is available online -group.com/supervisory-board
* Employee representative.
1 Since August 11, 2020; formerly Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany.
2 Until April 1, 2020.
3 Since September 1, 2020; formerly Director Communication, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany.
4 Since August 11, 2020.
5 Until January 4, 2020.
6 Since July 1, 2020; formerly full-time member of the Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany.
7 Until June 30, 2020.
8 Since October 1, 2020.
9 Since July 1, 2020; formerly Director Head Office – Brand & Sales Finance, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany.
10 Since April 16, 2020.