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  • Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Udo Müller (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Ian Gallienne (Photo)

    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 Investment Managers SA1, Strassen, Luxembourg
    • Member of the Board of Directors, Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille SA, Loverval, Belgium
    • 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
    • Chairman of the Supervisory Board2, Marnix French ParentCo SAS (Webhelp Group), Paris, France
    • Member of the Board of Directors, Financière De La Sambre, Loverval, Belgium
    • Member of the Board of Directors, Carpar SA, Loverval, Belgium
  • Supervisory Board Petra Auerbacher (Photo)

    Petra Auerbacher*

    residing in Emskirchen, Germany

    born on December 27, 1969

    Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019

    Full-time member of the Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany3

  • Supervisory Board Birgit Biermann (Photo)

    Birgit Biermann*

    residing in Bochum, Germany

    born on December 26, 1973

    Member of the Supervisory Board since September 1, 2022

    Member of the Steering Committee, IGBCE, Hannover, Germany
    Membership in other statutory supervisory boards in Germany:

    • Member of the Supervisory Board, Merck KgaA, Darmstadt, Germany
  • Supervisory Board Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Photo)

    Jackie Joyner-Kersee

    residing in Ballwin, Missouri, USA

    born on March 3, 1962

    Member of the Supervisory Board since May 12, 2021

    CEO, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, and Motivational Speaker, East St. Louis, Illinois, USA

  • Supervisory Board Christian Klein (Photo)

    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
    Mandates within the SAP Group:

    • Member of the Board of Directors, Qualtrics International, Inc., Provo, Utah, USA4
  • Supervisory Board Bastian Knobloch (Photo)

    Bastian Knobloch*

    residing in Bramsche, Germany

    born on September 12, 1982

    Member of the Supervisory Board since January 1, 2022

    Chairman of the Works Council Campus North, adidas AG, Rieste, Germany

  • Supervisory Board Kathrin Menges (Photo)

    Kathrin Menges

    residing in Großenbrode, Germany

    born on October 16, 1964

    Member of the Supervisory Board since May 8, 2014

    Self-employed entrepreneur

  • Supervisory Board Beate Rohrig (Photo)

    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
  • Supervisory Board Nassef Sawiris (Photo)

    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 (in liquidation)
  • Supervisory Board Frank Scheiderer (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Michael Storl (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Bodo Uebber (Photo)

    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

    Membership in comparable domestic and foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises:

    • Non-Executive Director, Levere Holding Corp., Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
  • Supervisory Board Jing Ulrich (Photo)

    Jing Ulrich

    residing in Stamford, Connecticut, USA

    born on June 28, 1967

    Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019

    Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Investment Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, USA5

  • Supervisory Board Günter Weigl (Photo)

    Günter Weigl*

    residing in Oberreichenbach, Germany

    born on April 14, 1965

    Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019

    Senior Vice President Brand Partnerships, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany6

Supervisory Board Member until August 31, 2022

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, Germany7
  • Member of the Supervisory Board, Plastic Omnium Automotive Exteriors GmbH, Munich, Germany8

Standing Committees

Steering Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Udo Müller*

General Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Udo Müller*, Michael Storl*9

Audit Committee:
Bodo Uebber (Chairman), Kathrin Menges, 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, Petra Auerbacher*10, Udo Müller* 

Biographical information on our Supervisory Board members is available online adidas-group.com/supervisory-board

1 Since July 21, 2022, previously Sienna Capital S.à.r.l.
2 Since November 19, 2019.
3 Since May 8, 2022, previously Project Manager Creative Direction, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany.
4 Since December 14, 2020. 
5 Since May 1, 2022, previously Vice Chairman of Global Banking and Asia Pacific, JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, USA.
6 Since August 15, 2021, previously Senior Vice President Global Sports Marketing & Brand Relations, adidas AG.
7 Until May 10, 2022.
8 Until September 22, 2022. 
9 Since October 12, 2022, previously until August 31, 2022: Roland Nosko.
10 Since January 1, 2022, previously until December 31, 2021: Roswitha Hermann. 
* Employee representative.