Kasper Rorsted

Kasper Rorsted was born in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1962. After studying Business Economics at the International Business School in Copenhagen he completed an Executive Programme at Harvard Business School. Kasper Rorsted then gained valuable experience within the IT sector through various management positions at Oracle and Compaq. From there, he joined Hewlett Packard in 2002 as Senior Vice President and General Manager, where he ultimately headed up their EMEA business with more than 40,000 employees.

In 2005, Kasper Rorsted joined consumer goods manufacturer Henkel as Executive Vice President Human Resources, Purchasing, Information Technologies and Infrastructure Services. He was appointed Vice Chairman of the Henkel Management Board in 2007, before taking on the position of Chief Executive Officer a year later. During his tenure at Henkel (up to April 2016), the company’s stock market value increased threefold.

In August 2016, Kasper Rorsted joined adidas. After two months as a Board member, he took over as Chief Executive Officer of the sporting goods manufacturer in October 2016. In addition to his position as CEO of adidas, Kasper Rorsted is a member of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann.

As a passionate athlete and huge fan of FC Bayern Munich, sport plays a major role in Kasper Rorsted’s personal life, whether it’s on a bike or in his running shoes. He considers himself an enthusiastic skier. Kasper Rorsted has called Germany home for more than two decades. Before moving to Germany, he lived in Denmark, the US, Switzerland and England. He is married, has four children and lives near Munich.