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Thomas Rabe
Chairmanresiding 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 -
Paul Seline*
Deputy Chairmanresiding in Erlangen, Germany
born on January 13, 1965
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 16, 2024
Chairman of the Works Council Herzogenaurach, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
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Ian Gallienne
Deputy Chairmanresiding in Paris, France
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 SA, Strassen, Luxembourg1
- 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, Financière De La Sambre, Loverval, Belgium
- Member of the Board of Directors, Carpar SA, Loverval, Belgium
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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
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Linda Evenhuis*
residing in Herzogenaurach, Germany
born on December 3, 1973
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 16, 2024
Senior Lead Program and Facilitation (EMEA – GCA – APAC) Global HR Talent, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
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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
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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
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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
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Oliver Mintzlaff
residing in Königswinter, Germany
born on August 19, 1975
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 16, 2024
CEO Corporate Projects & Investments, Red Bull GmbH, Fuschl am See, Austria
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Petar Mitrovic*
residing in Fürth, Germany
born on May 2, 1975
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 16, 2024
Senior Manager Program Facilitation, Global HR Talent, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
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Thomas Sapper*
residing in Nuremberg, Germany
born on December 20, 1966
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 16, 2024
Senior Director Tech Project Management, Technology Enablement Office, adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
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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:- Vice Chairman, Fertiglobe Plc, Abu Dhabi, UAE2
- Member of the Board of Directors, Joe & the Juice A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark3
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Harald Sikorski*
residing in Munich, Germany
born on May 28, 1966
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 16, 2024
District Manager Bavaria, Industrial Union IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IGBCE), Munich, Germany
Membership in other statutory supervisory boards in Germany:- Member of the Supervisory Board, Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany
Membership in comparable domestic and foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Company for the Safeguarding of Miners’ Housing mbH, Essen, Germany
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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, Flix SE, Munich, Germany
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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, USA
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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, Germany
Standing Committees as of May 16, 2024
Steering Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Paul Seline*
General Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Birgit Biermann*, Linda Evenhuis*, Ian Gallienne, Nassef Sawiris, Paul Seline*
Audit Committee: Bodo Uebber (Chairman), Christian Klein, Thomas Sapper*, Günter Weigl*
Nomination Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Oliver Mintzlaff
Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 section 3 Co-Determination Act (MitbestG): Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Bastian Knobloch*, Paul Seline*
Members of the Supervisory Board until May 16, 2024
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
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, Germany
Kathrin Menges
residing in Großenbrode, Germany
born on October 16, 1964
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 8, 2014
Self-employed entrepreneur
Beate Rohrig*
residing in Glashütten, Germany
born on March 24, 1965
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 9, 2019
Head of Participation in the Work Environment, IGBCE, Hannover, Germany
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
Standing Committees until May 16, 2024
Steering Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Udo Müller*
General Committee: Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Udo Müller*, Michael Storl*
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*, Udo Müller*
Biographical information on our Supervisory Board members is available online ADIDAS-GROUP.COM/SUPERVISORY-BOARD
1 Until September 26, 2024.
2 Since September 30, 2019.
3 From December 21, 2023, to December 31, 2024.
* Employee representative.