Kasper Rorsted
Chief Executive Officer, Adidas AG
Kasper Rorsted was born in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1962 and is a Danish national. He holds a degree in International Business Studies from the Copenhagen Business College, Denmark, from where he graduated in 1985, and completed a series of Executive Programs at Harvard Business School, USA.
During his career, Kasper Rorsted gained valuable experience within the IT industry in various management positions at Oracle, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard. These include Head of Compaq Enterprise Business Group EMEA (1995-2001) and Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2001-2002) based in Germany and Switzerland at Compaq and Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2002-2004) based in Switzerland at Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation. In 2005, Kasper Rorsted joined consumer goods manufacturer Henkel based in Germany as Executive Vice President Human Resources Management, Procurement, IT, and Infrastructure Services. In 2007, he became the Vice Chairman of the Management Board before he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Henkel in 2008. Since 2016, Kasper Rorsted has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
Kasper Rorsted
Chief Executive Officer, Adidas AG
Kasper Rorsted was born in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1962 and is a Danish national. He holds a degree in International Business Studies from the Copenhagen Business College, Denmark, from where he graduated in 1985, and completed a series of Executive Programs at Harvard Business School, USA.
During his career, Kasper Rorsted gained valuable experience within the IT industry in various management positions at Oracle, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard. These include Head of Compaq Enterprise Business Group EMEA (1995-2001) and Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2001-2002) based in Germany and Switzerland at Compaq and Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2002-2004) based in Switzerland at Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation. In 2005, Kasper Rorsted joined consumer goods manufacturer Henkel based in Germany as Executive Vice President Human Resources Management, Procurement, IT, and Infrastructure Services. In 2007, he became the Vice Chairman of the Management Board before he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Henkel in 2008. Since 2016, Kasper Rorsted has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany