Kasper Rørsted


Kasper Rørsted is the CEO of German sportwear firm Adidas.

Early life and education

During high school, Rørsted played handball for Denmark’s national youth team. He went on to study at Copenhagen Business School with further Executive Education at Harvard Business School.

Career

Early career

Rørsted joined Henkel as CEO in 2008. Under his stewardship, the group’s market capitalization quadrupled to more than €36 billion.
In January 2016, it was announced that Rørsted would leave the company to become CEO of Adidas, replacing Herbert Hainer.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Rorsted is married with four children. The family resides in Munich.