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Amadou Onana in a red Belgium adidas jersey celebrating in a stadium. (Photo)
  • 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 Paul Francis Seline* (Photo)

    Paul Francis Seline*

    Deputy Chairman

    residing 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

  • Supervisory Board Nassef Sawiris (Photo)

    Nassef Sawiris

    Deputy Chairman2

    residing in Milan, Italy

    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, UAE
    • Member of the Board of Directors, XRG P.J.S.C., Abu Dhabi, UAE3
  • 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
    • Member of the Supervisory Board, Lanxess AG, Cologne, Germany4
  • Supervisory Board Linda Evenhuis (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Ian Gallienne (Photo)

    Ian Gallienne

    residing in Paris, France

    born on January 23, 1971

    Member of the Supervisory Board since June 15, 2016

    Chairman of the Board of Directors5, 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, 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
    • Chairman of the Board of Directors, FG Bros SA, Brussels, Belgium6
  • 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

  • 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 Oliver Mintzlaff (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Petar Mitrovic (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Thomas Sapper (Photo)

    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

  • Supervisory Board Harald Sikorski (Photo)

    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
  • 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 Memberships 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
  • 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, USA

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

    • Member of the Board of Directors, Swarovski International Holding AG, Männedorf, Switzerland7
  • 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, Germany

Standing Committees as of May 15, 2025

Steering Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Nassef Sawiris, Paul Francis Seline*

General Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Birgit Biermann*, Linda Evenhuis*, Ian Gallienne, Nassef Sawiris, Paul Francis Seline*

Audit Committee:
Bodo Uebber (Chairman), Christian Klein, Oliver Mintzlaff, Thomas Sapper*, Günter Weigl*

Nomination Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Nassef Sawiris, Oliver Mintzlaff

Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 section 3 Co-Determination Act (MitbestG):
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Nassef Sawiris, Bastian Knobloch*, Paul Francis Seline*

Standing Committees until May 15, 2025

Steering Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Ian Gallienne, Paul Francis Seline*

General Committee:
Thomas Rabe (Chairman), Birgit Biermann*, Linda Evenhuis*, Ian Gallienne, Nassef Sawiris, Paul Francis 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 Francis Seline*

Biographical information on our Supervisory Board members is available online. ADIDAS-GROUP.COM/SUPERVISORY-BOARD

1 Disclosure pursuant to ESRS 2, paragraphs 20a, and 21b.

2 Since May 15, 2025.

3 Since January 1, 2025.

4 Since May 22, 2025.

5 Since May 2, 2025; formerly Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Brussels, Belgium.

6 Since May 3, 2025.

7 Since December 10, 2025.

* Employee representative.