Kasper Rorsted

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Kasper Rorsted was born in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1962 and is a Danish national. He holds a degree in International Business Studies from the Copenhagen Business College, Denmark, from where he graduated in 1985, and completed a series of Executive Programs at Harvard Business School, USA. During his career, Kasper Rorsted gained valuable experience in the IT industry through various management positions at Oracle, Compaq and Hewlett Packard. These included Head of Compaq Enterprise Business Group EMEA (1995-2001) and Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2001-2002) based in Germany and Switzerland at Compaq and Senior Vice President and General Manager EMEA (2002-2004) based in Switzerland at Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation. In 2005, Kasper Rorsted joined consumer goods manufacturer Henkel based in Germany as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources Management, Procurement, IT and Infrastructure Services. In 2007, he became the Vice Chairman of the Management Board before he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Henkel in 2008. Since 2016, Kasper Rorsted has been the CEO of adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Rorsted
DoB: 01/01/1962
Age: 64 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Germany
Country of Birth: Germany
Language: English
Qualification: Degree in International Business
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Moller MaerskBoardMember01/01/2023
Moller MaerskNominations & GovernanceMember01/01/2023
Moller MaerskOtherMember01/01/2023

 

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