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Jochen Zeitz is the charismatic CEO of Puma. In fifteen years, he revived the brand restoring its image.

Graduated in 1986 from the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel in Germany, Jochen Zeitz shows his talents in the company Colgate Palmolive in New York and Hamburg. His style and creativity allow him to be spotted by a headhunter who encouraged him to join the sports goods manufacturer Puma. He enters in Puma 1990 as marketing manager of the shoe section before being appointed a year later in charge of international marketing. In 1993, then aged of 30 years old, he became CEO of Puma. He became the youngest president of a company listed on the German stock exchange.


Therefore, the new president is working to make Puma "the most desirable brand in the world." Puma which had difficulties to exist alongside the giants companies as Nike and Adidas realized profits in just six months. To achieve to this situation, Jochen Zeitz decided to release the brand of stages to take it in the street and on the catwalks of fashion shows. Hiring the fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, he manages to give it a soul by installing it as a trendy brand near of luxury. The design is reviewed, the lines are uncluttered, Puma is present in parties of the hippest capitals.

Sponsorship is also reviewed. Jochen Zeits reinforces the presence of Puma in football in particular in Africa and extends his strategy to new disciplines most elite such as sailing and golf. A winning strategy since the benefits of Puma have continued to grow until 2008 when for the first time, Puma recorded a decline in profits of 13.5%. But the turnover has continued to increase.

In August 2007, Jochen Zeitz was appointed to the Board of Directors of Harley-Davidson Inc..

In March 2011, called for bigger responsibilities in the group PPR, he leaves some of his responsibilities to Franz Koch, the director of strategy for Puma.

Jochen M.
Goetz held various director positions at Proterra Operating Co., Inc., Daimler Trucks North America LLC, and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp.
He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Director at Daimler Truck AG from 2019 to 2023.
In addition, he served as an Independent Director at Proterra, Inc. from 2021 to 2022.
Mr. Goetz was the EVP, Finance & Controlling-Daimler Trucks & Buses at Mercedes-Benz Group AG from 2018 to 2023 and the CFO & Member-Management Board at Daimler Truck Holding AG from 2021 to 2023.

Jochen Schmitz is Co-Managing Director at Schmitz Hydraulikzylinder GmbH, Managing Director at Kühltransporte Schmitz GmbH & Co. KG, Chief Financial Officer for Siemens Healthineers AG and Chief Financial Officer for Siemens Healthcare GmbH. He is also on the board of Siemens Sp zoo. He previously was Controller & Vice President at Siemens AG Chief Financial Officer at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd. and Chief Financial Officer-Diagnostics Division at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of Siemens AG). Jochen Schmitz received an undergraduate degree from the University of Karlsruhe and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.

Presently, Jochen Hanebeck occupies the position of Chief Operating Officer of Infineon Technologies AG and Chief Operations Officer for Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KG (a subsidiary of Infineon Technologies AG). He is also on the board of Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd. and Infineon Technologies Austria AG. He previously was Head-DRAM Technology Development at Siemens Microelectronics Center and President-Automotive Division at Infineon Technologies AG. Jochen Hanebeck received an undergraduate degree from RWTH Aachen University.

Jochen E. Tilk is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 7 different companies. Mr. Tilk is Member of C.D. Howe Institute and Member of Business Council of Canada and on the board of 6 other companies. In the past Mr. Tilk held the position of Chairman for Canpotex Ltd., Executive Chairman of Nutrien Ltd. President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer for Potash Corp. (both are subsidiaries of Nutrien Ltd.), Chairman for Petaquilla Copper Ltd., President & Chief Executive Officer of Inmet Mining Corp. and President for Copper Range Co. He received a graduate degree and an undergraduate degree from RWTH Aachen University.

Jochen Eickholt is currently the Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA. He is also the Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board at EthosEnergy Group Ltd.
In addition, he holds the position of Director-Supervisory Board at Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co.KG.
Furthermore, he serves as a Member-Executive Board at Servicegesellschaft Für Elektrik Und Mechanik GmbH and Siemens Energy Management GmbH.
Previously, Dr. Eickholt held the position of Chief Executive Officer-Mobility at Siemens AG from 2012 to 2020.
He was also the Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Home & Office Communications GmbH from 2006 to 2009.
Additionally, he served as the Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH and Chairman-Supervisory Board at Valeo Siemens Eautomotive GmbH.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Eickholt worked as the Technical Director & Plant Manager at Kostal UK Ltd.
from 1994 to 1997.
He also held the position of Director at BenQ Mobile International from 2005 to 2006.
Moreover, he served as the General Manager-Display Glass Business Unit at Schott Desag AG from 1997 to 1999.
He was the Head-Corporate Planning at Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG from 1994 to 1997.
Additionally, he worked as the Chief Technology Officer at Mobile Abwicklungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. oHG.
Furthermore, Dr. Eickholt served as the SVP-Supply Chain Management & Development at Siemens Elektromotory sro from 2004 to 2005.
He was also a Member-Executive Board at Siemens Energy AG from 2020 to 2022.
He held the position of Senior Vice President-Supply Chain Management at Siemens COM from 2004 to 2005 and Siemens ICM CP from 2000 to 2004.
Moreover, he worked as the General Manager-Display Glass Business Unit at Desag AG from 1997 to 1999.
Dr. Eickholt's education includes a graduate degree from Imperial College London and undergraduate and doctorate degrees from RWTH Aachen University.

Andreas Zeitz worked as a Senior Manager-International Projects at Radiant Technologies, Inc.

William Zeitz currently works at Lucchese Boot Co., Inc., as Head-Brand Marketing from 2012.

Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, Inc., Dr. Zeitz was previously employed as an Associate Analyst by Avondale Partners LLC.
He joined Avondale in August 2007.
He is a Board Certified anesthesiologist.
Dr. Zeitz earned his M.D.
at the University of California at Davis in 1994.
Before that, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from U.C.
San Diego with a BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology in 1990.
He completed Level III of the CFA.

Josh Zeitz is currently a Senior Vice President-Corporate Affairs at MWW Group LLC since 2011.
He has a graduate and doctorate degree from Brown University and an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College.

Harold A.
Zeitz is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Northwest Fiber LLC and the Managing Director at WaveDivision Capital LLC.
Previously, he held positions such as Vice President & General Manager at McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., Senior Vice President-Media Software & Services at RealNetworks, Inc., Vice President-Consumer Marketing at New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer at WaveDivision Holdings LLC, President at Memory Lane, Inc., Chief Operating & Marketing Officer at ShareBuilder Corp., and President & Chief Operating Officer at WorldStream Communications, Inc. Mr. Zeitz obtained an MBA from Stanford University in 1988 and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1984.
He also holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Loretta K.
Zeitz was Vice Chairman & President at Equidata, Inc.

Christine Zeitz currently works at Special Broadcasting Service Corp., as Deputy Chairman from 2021.

As Head of Communications, Josh oversees THL’s marketing and communications, including earned media, digital marketing, content strategy and internal communications.
He partners with Investor Relations to illustrate the value we seek to provide to LPs and works with the Strategic Resource Group and portfolio companies to highlight the stories of THL’s partnership with our management teams.
Before joining THL, Josh held communications leadership positions at Citadel Securities, Google and AppNexus.
He began his career in academia and politics and has published several books on American political history.
Josh is an avid reader, writer and vinyl collector, and a long-ago competitive swimmer who still gets in weekly laps.
He lives in Hoboken with his wife and two daughters.

Jochen Mueller is currently serving as the Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at A.S.
Création Tapeten AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at LSG Sky Chefs Frankfurt ZD GmbH, Director at LSG Sky Chefs Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., Member-Supervisory Board at Surteco Group SE, Member-Supervisory Board at Aeromar JSC, and Chief Operating Officer at Spiriant GmbH.
Previously, he held positions such as Chairman at Alpha LSG Ltd., Chairman-Supervisory Board at LSG Sky Chefs München GmbH and LSG Sky Chefs Frankfurt International GmbH, Director at SCIS Air Security Corp., Managing Director-Driveline Systems Division at GKN Walterscheid GmbH, Chief Operating Officer at LSG Airline Catering & Retail GmbH, Head-Assembly at Brose SA, Project Manager at The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Eng & Automation, and Member-Supervisory Board at Wkw AG.
Mr. Mueller obtained his undergraduate degree from Universität Stuttgart in 1990.

Jochen Knolle is the founder of JCK Consult Ltd.
(2008), Pharvaris NV (2015), and Pharvaris GmbH (2015) where he held the title of Chief Operating & Scientific Officer.
He is also the founder of 3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH and Kosa Pharma GmbH.
Dr. Knolle's current jobs include Director positions at Anchor Therapeutics, Inc., Thermosome GmbH, Charité Research Organisation GmbH, and Venture Partner at TVM Capital GmbH.
Dr. Knolle's former jobs include Vice President-Medicinal Chemistry at Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Chief Scientific Officer at Shire Orphan Therapies GmbH (2001-2008).

Jochen Klösges currently works at Aareal Bank AG, as Chief Executive Officer from 2021, Aareon AG, as Chairman-Supervisory Board, E.R.
Beteiligungen GmbH, as Co-Managing Director, E.R.
International Holding GmbH, as Co-Managing Director, Projektgesellschaft Potsdamer Straße 88 mbH, as Co-Managing Director from 2020, BECE Real Estate GmbH & Cie.
KG, as Co-Managing Director from 2020, E.R.
Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie.
KG (Hamburg), as Co-Managing Director, Heiligeland Asset Management GmbH & Cie.
KG, as Co-Managing Director, Verwaltung Heiligeland Invest GmbH, as Managing Director from 2018, Zweite Cremon Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH, as Co-Managing Director from 2018, Erste Cremon Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH, as Co-Managing Director, Heiligeland Immobilien GmbH & CIE KG, as Co-Managing Director, and Georg Oest Mineralölwerk GmbH & Co. KG, as Trustee.
Mr. Klösges also formerly worked at ZEABORN Ship Management GmbH & Cie.
KG, as Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to 2021, Deutsche Schiffsbank AG, as Chairman-Supervisory Board, Commerzbank Inlandsbanken Holding GmbH, as Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board, Commerz Real AG, as Chairman-Supervisory Board, Commerzbank AG, as Member-Management Board from 2009 to 2013, and Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG, as Member-Management Board from 2004 to 2007.

Jochen Weyrauch is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Dürr AG, Dürr Systems AG, and iTAC Software AG.
He is also the Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board at Homag Group AG and a Member-Supervisory Board at Dürr Paintshop Systems Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
In his former positions, Dr. Weyrauch served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at TLT-Turbo GmbH from 1999 to 2003, President & Chairman-Management Board at Schenck Process Holding GmbH from 2006 to 2014, and Chief Operating Officer at Carl Schenck AG from 2003 to 2005.
He was also a Member-Management Board at Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG from 1990 to 1999 and a Member-Supervisory Board at Doedijns Group International BV.
Additionally, he worked as a Senior Partner at Endurance Capital AG from 2014 to 2016.
Dr. Weyrauch holds a graduate degree from Technische Universität Kaiserslautern and a doctorate degree from Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, which was conferred in 2002.

Jochen Frey was the founder of Beckon, Inc. which was founded in 2011, where he held the title of Director & Chief Technology Officer from 2011 to 2018.
Mr. Frey's former jobs include being a Technology Director at Razorfish LLC, a Principal at Dresdner Bank AG, and a Chief Technology Officer at Meaningful Machines LLC.
Mr. Frey's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.

Jochen Hoppe is the founder and currently holds a position as a Member-Supervisory Board at Wg Magdeburger Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft Von 1893 eG.
In 2003, he founded HOPPE & SCHULTZ AG and holds the title of Managing Partner.

Jochen Feldmann worked as the Chief Financial Officer at SIMONA AG.

Jochen Ott is currently a member of the Broadcasting Board at Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln and a member of the Supervisory Board at Wohnungsgesellschaft der Stadtwerke Köln mbH.
He previously served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at GAG Immobilien AG, Second Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Flughafen Köln, and a member of the Supervisory Board at Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG.
Ott received his undergraduate degree from Universität zu Köln in 1999.

Jochen Lachnit is currently working as a Commercial Manager at Industrial Solar GmbH and as a Chief Financial Officer at Clean Industry Solutions Holding Europe AB.
Previously, he worked as VP-Finance, Human Resources & Administration at Jedox AG from 2009 to 2013 and as a Chief Financial Officer at Meona Group GmbH.
He holds an MBA from the University of Bamberg.

Jochen Klüppel is currently a Partner at Grazia Equity GmbH since 2002.
He was previously the Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board at Mister Spex Se from 2020 to 2021.
He also worked as a Director at Starboard Storage Systems, Inc.

Mr. Jochen Dümler is an Independent Director at Scully Royalty Ltd., a Member at German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc. and a Member at German Executive Roundtable.
He is on the Board of Directors at Scully Royalty Ltd.
Mr. Dümler was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by Euler Hermes ACI, Inc., a President & Chief Executive Officer by Euler Hermes North America, and a Member-Management Board by PRISMA Kreditversicherungs AG.
He also served on the board at Euler Hermes Deutschland AG.

Jochen Settelmayer is currently the Chairman at Pilkington Danmark.
AS since 2011 and the Director at Pilkington Floatglas AB since 2011.
He also serves as the Executive Officer & Head-Construction Glass at Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
since 2016.
In his former positions, he was the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Dahlbusch AG from 2010 to 2012.
He also held the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board at Pilkington Deutschland AG from 2018 to 2020.
Additionally, he was the Chairman-Management Board at Pilkington Deutschland AG, Pilkington Holding GmbH, and Pilkington (Schweiz) AG.
He served as the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Pilkington Automotive Deutschland GmbH and Chairman at Pilkington Norge AS.
Furthermore, he was a Member-Supervisory Board at FLACHGLAS Wernberg GmbH.

Jochen Scharpe is currently the Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at FFIRE Immobilienverwaltung AG.
He is also the Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board at LEG Wohnen NRW GmbH and the Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board at Instone Real Estate Group SE.
In addition, he holds the position of Managing Director & Managing Partner at AMCI GmbH, Jade Beteiligungs Management GmbH, and ReTurn Immobilien GmbH.
He is a Member-Supervisory Board at LEG Immobilien SE and LEG NRW GmbH.
Previously, Dr. Scharpe served as the Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at GSW Immobilien AG from 2012 to 2013.
He was the Managing Director at Siemens Real Estate GmbH & Co. KG from 1999 to 2004 and at Vivico GmbH from 1996 to 1999.
He also held the position of Managing Director at Eisenbahnimmobilien Management GmbH from 1996 to 1999.
Additionally, he worked as a Senior Manager-Corporate Finance at Kpmg Peat Marwick GmbH from 1989 to 1996.
Dr. Scharpe obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Münster in 1984.
He earned his doctorate degrees from the University of Innsbruck in 1986 and the University of Siegen in 1991.

Jochen Freese is currently the Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer at Ceva Logistics AG.
Previously, he held positions such as Managing Director at Supplier Park Development Co. Pty, Co-Managing Director at Ingenico Marketing Solutions GmbH, and Chief Commercial Officer at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG.
He was also President-EMENA at UTi Worldwide, Inc. in 2011.
Mr. Freese is a member of VDI Verein.
Deutscher Ingenieure eV.
He obtained an undergraduate degree from Technische Universität Braunschweig.

Jochen Olbert is currently the Chairman of the Management Board at Hilti Deutschland AG (Liechtenstein), Zweigniederlassung.
Previously, he worked as the General Manager at Hilti Belgium SA.

Jochen Plagmann currently holds a position as Director-Supervisory Board at Bordesholmer Sparkasse AG.

Jochen Kress has held various leadership positions in multiple companies, including Chief Executive Officer at Mapal Italia SRL, Chairman at Mapal France SAS, Chairman-Supervisory Board at LASERPLUSS AG, Managing Director at MAPAL Holding GmbH, Co-Managing Director at August Beck GmbH & Co. KG and Weisskopf Werkzeuge GmbH, Director at MAPAL Ltd., Managing Director at Mapal ITS GmbH, Managing Director at MAPAL WWS GmbH & Co. KG, and Co-Managing Director at Miller GmbH & Co. KG.
He is currently the President of MAPAL Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG.

Jochen Kieler currently works at Key-Systems GmbH, as Chief Business Development Officer from 2013.

Jochen Grüning has a current job as the Director of Information Technology at Hospiten Gestión AIE.

Jochen Riepl worked as the Chief Executive Officer at RAILONE GmbH.
He also worked as an Internal Auditor at FAG Kugelfischer AG & Co. KG for a year and as a Principal at PCF GmbH for 13 years.

Jochen Schnier is currently the Co-Managing Director at GLL GmbH & Co. Real Estate Selection Fund KG and GLL Asset Management GmbH.
He also serves as the Head of Risk Management at GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH.
Previously, he held the position of Managing Director at GLL GmbH & Co. Office KG.

Jochen Herwig currently works at LVM Landwirtschaftlicher Versicherungsverein Münster AG, as Chief Executive Officer from 2011 and LVM Krankenversicherungs-AG, as Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board.

Jochen Höpken is currently a Member-Supervisory Board at Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG, a Member-Supervisory Board at Atruvia AG, and a Secretary-Trade Union at Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft.
In the past, he was a Member-Supervisory Board at Württembergische Versicherung AG in 2013.

Jochen Schumm's current jobs include being the Director-Personnel & Labor at MAN Truck & Bus NV, a Member-Supervisory Board at MAN Latin America Indústria e Comércio de Veículos Ltda., and a Member-Supervisory Board at MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Österreich AG.
His former jobs include being the Head-Human Resources at Volkswagen AG, the Chief Human Resources Officer at MAN SE and MAN Truck & Bus SE, and the Head-Human Resources at SEAT SA. He has also served as a Member-Supervisory Board at MAN Vermögensverwaltungs AG and MAN Energy Solutions SE.

Jochen Moll is currently the Chief Executive Officer at atrify GmbH.
Previously, he worked at Intershop Communications AG from 2012 to 2015, where he served as the CEO & Chairman-Management Board from 2014 to 2015.

Jochen Lagemann worked as a Managing Director & SVP-Europe & Asia Division at PrimaLoft, Inc.

Jochen Westerholz formerly worked at enercity AG, as Member-Executive Board & Head-Human Resources in 2011.
Mr. Westerholz received his graduate degree in 1981 from the University of Bielefeld.

Jochen K.
F.
Althoff served as Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at Hypoport SE.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Gottingen in 1989.

Jochen Wolf is currently the Managing Director & CEO at BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft.
He is also the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Joma-Polytec GmbH and Dr. Zwissler Holding AG.
Additionally, he is the Co-Managing Director at BWK-Sondermaschinenbau-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and BWK Holding GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft.
He is a Member-Supervisory Board at RAFI GmbH & Co. KG, Bizerba SE & Co. KG,.
LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme AG, IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA, E.G.O.
Elektro-Gerätebau GmbH, and IMS Gear Management SE.
In the past, he has served as the Second Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at Bechtle AG, Member-Supervisory Board at Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Storsack Holding GmbH, Blanc & Fischer Familienholding GmbH, and R-Biopharm AG.
He was also a Member-Supervisory Board at Progroup AG from 2015 to 2015 and at Heller GmbH from 2014 to 2016.

Jochen Pflug is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at EconCore NV since 2007.
Prior to this, he worked as a Principal at the Department of Metallurgy & Materials Engineering from 1996 to 2005.
He completed his undergraduate degree from RWTH Aachen University in 1994 and his graduate degree from Université Catholique de Louvain in 1996.

Jochen Zaumseil currently works at L'Oréal Finland Oy, as Chairman from 2015.
Mr. Zaumseil also formerly worked at L'Oréal Canada, Inc., as President & Chief Executive Officer, L'Oréal SA, as Managing Director-Asia Pacific Zone from 2006 to 2013, L'Oréal México SA de CV, as General Manager, and L’Oréal Venezuela C.A., as General Manager.

Jochen Intelmann currently works as a Chief Economist at Hamburger Sparkasse AG (Broker).

Jochen Pfrenger is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Aelium Equities LLC.
Prior to his current position, he worked as the Vice President-Engineering at Lindsay Corp.
and as an Engineering Manager-Photonics Division at Newport Corp.
from 2000 to 2001.

Jochen Ludwig is currently the Co-Managing Director at OBI Bau- und Heimwerkermarkt GmbH & Co. KG and a Member-Supervisory Board at OBI Bau-.
und Heimwerkermärkte Systemzentrale GmbH.
He previously worked as the Co-Managing Director at OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG.