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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 Francis 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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Nassef Sawiris
Deputy Chairman2residing 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
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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
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
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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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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
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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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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 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
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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
Membership in comparable domestic and foreign controlling bodies of commercial enterprises:
- Member of the Board of Directors, Swarovski International Holding AG, Männedorf, Switzerland7
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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 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.
