Herbert Hainer

Herbert Hainer ( born July 3, 1954 in Dingolfing, Bavaria ) is a German manager.

Herbert Hainer is a graduate in business administration and since 2001 Chairman of the Board consisting of four members of adidas AG in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world with its 110 subsidiaries. With more than 46,000 employees worldwide, the Group generated 2013 sales of about 14.6 billion euros. For Adidas, he started as a sales manager for bags, rackets and balls. Over several intermediate stations as sales manager for Germany it rose as CEO in 1997 to the board of the corporation. Since March 14, 2014 he is Chairman of FC Bayern München AG after his friend, Uli Hoeness, who resigned from his post.

Career

Before studying business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Landshut Hainer worked in the family butcher shop with. After completing his studies he opened his own bar His dream was to become a professional footballer. He rushed for FC Ottering, which even once succeeded in gaining in the first round of the DFB Cup. As Hainer realized not to achieve its professional footballer target, he was in 1979, marketing manager for Germany at the Procter & Gamble. He increased the sales success of this company significantly. In 1987 he moved to the sporting goods manufacturer adidas Germany and went through several responsible positions before he was appointed in March 2001 as Chief Executive Officer.

Herbert Hainer is a member of the Supervisory Board of Bayerische insurance bank in Munich, Member of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa, Chairman of FC Bayern München AG and board member of the company Engelhorn in Mannheim. In addition, Herbert Hainer is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bundesliga Foundation.

Family

Hainer is married and has one daughter. A second daughter died in 2007. His brother Walter was a professional football player at TSV 1860 Munich, where he three league games played as a sweeper.

Honors

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Integrated Authority File
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