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Kasper Rorsted

Major Career Roles:

  • CEO, Adidas AG
  • CEO and Chair, Henkel AG & KGaA, Düsseldorf
  • Board member, Siemens AG
  • Board member, A.P. Møller – Mærsk AS

 

Other Career Highlights:

  • Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, Hewlett Packard SA and Compaq Computer MG
  • Independent Director, Nestle SA
  • Independent Non-Executive Director, AB InBev SA
  • Chair, Accell Group BV
  • Senior Adviser, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP
  • Independent Non-Executive Director, Lenovo Group Ltd

 

 

 

Kasper Rorsted has over 20 years of international senior-leadership experience acquired from working as a CEO of Adidas AG (2016 to 2022) and Henkel AG & KGaA (2008 to 2016), DAX and EURO STOXX 50 companies. He has a wealth of multi-industry knowledge of consumer goods, technology, industrial, chemical and business services industries.

 

Currently, Kasper is Board member at A.P. Møller – Mærsk AS and at Siemens AG, where he is a member of the Innovation Committee. He is Chair at Accell Group BV and Senior Adviser at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP. Kasper is also an Independent Non-Executive Director at Lenovo Group Ltd.

 

Previously, Kasper served on the Boards of Nestlé SA, AB InBev SA, Bertelsmann AG, Danfoss AS and Ecoloab, and at Cable & Wireless UK where he was also Chair of the Audit Committee. He was also a member of the European Round Table.

 

Earlier in his career, Kasper worked as Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA at both Hewlett Packard SA and Compaq Computer MG.

 

Kasper was ranked by Institutional Investor as One of the best CEOs in the Luxury Goods sector in 2020.