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GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT – OUR GROUP
Our People
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MIXED LEADERSHIP TEAMSAND PROMOTINGWOMEN
To successfully implement ‘Creating the New’ and build the right culture, employees of both genders must
have equal opportunities to succeed and contribute in our organisation.
Already in 2011, the adidas Group proactively set itself the goal of increasing the number of women in
leadership positions in the coming years. Specifically, the percentage share of women in management
positions is targeted to be increased globally from 29% today to 32% by 2017.
Irrespective of that, German law states that, from January 1, 2016, at least 30% of Supervisory Board
representatives of publicly listed companies such as adidas AG shall be women. Since the 2014 Annual
General Meeting, the female representation on our Supervisory Board amounts to 30%. In addition, as of
September 30, 2015, the Supervisory Board was required to set targets with regard to the quota of women
on the Executive Board, and the Executive Board was required to set targets with regard to the quota of
women on the two levels below the Executive Board. We have therefore defined such targets for adidas AG
in addition to our global mixed leadership goals.
As a result, the Supervisory Board and Executive Board of adidas AG have set the following specific targets
to be achieved by June 30, 2017:
•The Supervisory Board will appoint one woman to the adidas AG Executive Board.
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The percentage share of women at Board -1 level will be increased from 11% (as at July 2, 2015) to 18%.
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The percentage share of women at Board -2 level will be increased from 26% (as at July 2, 2015) to 30%.
A prerequisite for increasing the number of women at the highest levels of management is the general
promotion of women within the adidas Group worldwide at all levels of management. In 2016, our initiatives
will focus on developing a concrete strategy to promote the gender balance.
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04KEY EMPLOYEE STATISTICS 1
2015 2014
Total number of employees 255,555 53,731
Total employees (in %)
Male 50% 50%
Female 50% 50%
Management positions (in %)
Male 71% 72%
Female 29% 28%
Management positions (in %) within adidas AG 3
Male 76% 80%
Female 24% 20%
Average age of employees (in years) 30 30
Average length of service (in years) 4 5
1 At year-end. Figures reflect continuing operations as a result of the divestiture of the Rockport business.
2 Number of employees on a headcount basis.
3 Calculated in accordance with German Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Executive Positions in the Private and Public Sector
in Germany.