Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar as its head of human resources.
She will join the executive board of the sporting goods company as Executive Board Member responsible for global human resources.
Rajkumar has more than 24 years of HR experience in global organisations. Most recently, she served as HR Head of French bank BNP Paribas.
Prior to this, she worked for JPMorgan for almost a decade in various senior HR management positions.
Rajkumar holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Goldsmiths College, London University.
Kasper Rorsted, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adidas said, “Adidas is one of the most popular employers worldwide and diversity characterizes adidas like few other companies. We not only want to maintain this position, we want to strengthen it and make adidas a truly diverse, inclusive, people driven and equitable company. I am confident that with Amanda Rajkumar in this important leadership role and the continued strong commitment and dedication of our nearly 60,000 employees, we will succeed in doing so.”
Rajkumar stated, “I am hugely excited to be joining adidas, a company as popular as it is well known. Adidas has a prominent and rich history in this extraordinary industry and has already accomplished so much but can still achieve so much more. The talent and creativity within the firm speaks for itself and I cannot wait to immerse myself in the employee base and culture. With the company’s core values aligned to my own, I am thrilled about the opportunity to help shape and define the future of adidas.”
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