Rorsted, 58, has been at the helm of Adidas since October 2016. His contract was due to expire at the end of July next year.
(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa; Editing by Michelle Martin)
German sportswear firm Adidas on Tuesday said its supervisory board had extended the contract of Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted until July 31, 2026.
Rorsted, 58, has been at the helm of Adidas since October 2016. His contract was due to expire at the end of July next year.
(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa; Editing by Michelle Martin)
Mr. Kasper Bo Rørsted is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Nestlé SA and a Chief Executive Officer at adidas AG. He is on the Board of Directors at Siemens AG and Nestlé SA. Mr. Rørsted was previously employed as a Chairman by Henkel & Cie. AG, a Chief Executive Officer by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, a Member-Supervisory Board by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, a Non-Executive Director by Cable & Wireless Communications Plc, a Non-Executive Director by Cable & Wireless Ltd., a Senior Vice President & General Manager by Hewlett-Packard Co., a Senior Vice President & GM-EMEA Region by Hewlett-Packard GmbH, a Senior Vice President & General Manager by Compaq Computer Corp., an Independent Director by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA /Old/, a Member-Supervisory Board by Bertelsmann Management SE, a Chief Executive Officer by Henkel Ltd., a Member-Management Board by Henkel Management AG, a Principal by Oracle Corp., and a Principal by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. He also served on the board at Danfoss A/S and Ecolab, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Copenhagen Business School and an MBA from Harvard University.
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