Herbert Hainer (born 3 July 1954) is a German businessman and the former
CEO of
Adidas-Group,
as well as supervisory board chairman of the
FC Bayern Munich AG. He is currently the president of the football club
FC Bayern Munich.
Education
Hainer was educated at the
University of Applied Sciences Landshut, where he graduated in economics.
Career
* 1979–1987
Procter & Gamble
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer he ...
, Division Manager Sales and Marketing Germany
* 1987–1989: adidas Germany, Sales Director Hardware
* 1989–1991: adidas Germany, Sales Director Field
* 1991–1993: adidas Germany, National Sales Director
* 1993–1995: adidas Germany, Managing Director Sales
* 1996–1997: adidas AG, Senior Vice President Region Europe, Africa, Middle East
* 1997–1999: adidas AG, Member of the Executive Board
* 1999–2001: adidas-Salomon AG, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board
* 2001-2016:
adidas-group AG, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board
* 13.03.2014–02.05.2014: Chairman interim of
FC Bayern Munich e.V.
* 15.11.2019–present: President of FC Bayern Munich
Hainer was named a trustee of the
Bundesliga Foundation
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at the
DFL's New Year reception. On 15 November 2019, Hainer was elected the president of Bayern Munich. He succeeded
Uli Hoeneß
Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (, ; born 5 January 1952) is the former president of German football club Bayern Munich and a former footballer for West Germany who played as a forward for club and country. Hoeneß represented Germany at one World Cup and ...
as Bayern's president. On 15 October 2022, Hainer was re-elected as FC Bayern president during their annual general meeting, with 78% of the votes in favour of him.
References
External links
"Herbert Hainer, Adidas" ''
European CEO'', 16 March 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
"Executive Profile: Herbert Hainer"''
Business Week''. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
1954 births
Living people
German billionaires
Adidas people
FC Bayern Munich board members
People from Dingolfing-Landau
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