Supervisory Board

THOMAS RABE

CHAIRMAN

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:

• Member of the Supervisory Board, Majorel Group Luxembourg S.A., Luxembourg, Luxembourg¹

UDO MÜLLER*

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

residing in Herzogenaurach, Germany
born on April 14, 1960
Member of the Supervisory Board since October 6, 2016

Manager History Management, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany

IAN GALLIENNE

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

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, Belgium²
• Member of the Board of Directors, Château Cheval Blanc, Société Civile, Saint-Émilion, France 
• 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
• Member of the Board of Directors, Financière De La Sambre, Loverval, Belgium³
• Member of the Board of Directors, Carpar SA, Loverval, Belgium⁴

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*⁵

residing in Erlangen, Germany
born on December 27, 1962
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019

Director Projects, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany

JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE

Wohnhaft in Ballwin, Missouri, USA
Geboren am 3. März 1962
Im Aufsichtsrat seit 12. Mai 2021

CEO Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation und Motivationssprecherin, East St. Louis, Illinois, USA

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, 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, USA

FRANK SCHEIDERER*

residing in Wilhelmsdorf, Germany
born on April 16, 1977
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019

Director Finance - Strategy and Programs, 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 Munich, 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, Germany
• Non-Executive Director, Levere Holding Corp., Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands⁶

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 and Brand Relations, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany