Adidas: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jan 2025

Layoffs

Sportswear Giants Adidas and Puma Plan Workforce Reductions

Jan 27, 2025

Adidas gets Michelle Robertson as board member with responsibility for global HR

A German athletic apparel and footwear corporation, Adidas Supervisory Board has announced the appoi...

C-Suite Move

Dec 19, 2023

Adidas gets Michelle Robertson as board member with responsibility for global HR

Amanda Rajkumar steps down as Adidass global HR leader

Amanda Rajkumar , Executive Board member and Labor Director of adidas AG, responsible for Global...

Movement

Jul 5, 2023

Amanda Rajkumar steps down as Adidass global HR leader

Citi Malaysia appoints Tooba M. as CHRO

The global bank, Citi Malaysia has announced the appointment of Tooba M. as Chief Human Resources Of...

EPFO

Nov 29, 2022

Appointments

Adidas elevates Parul Malhotra as Sr. Director-HR, South East Asia

The largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, Adidas has elevated Parul Malhotra as Sr. Director- Human Resources, South East Asia. Most recently prior to this, she was working as HR Head, Thailand. Parul confirmed the development of the social media post and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position […]

Aug 1, 2022

Hiring

Adidas Plans to Hire 2,800 Employees in 2022

Adidas, the global manufacturer of shoes, clothing, and accessories to hire 2,800 employees in 2022, to meet the labor shortage in the industry. The hiring wave will involve 307 locations in 47 countries. The Adidas hiring news follows layoffs at its current subsidiary Reebok, which revealed plans Tuesday to lay off 150 employees in advance […]

Jan 27, 2022

Jobs

Adidas may sell the Reebok brand in March 2021

Adidas may sell the Reebok brand in March 2021 German sportswear maker Adidas AG said that it is considering strategic options, including a potential sale, for Reebok, 15 years after it bought the U.S.-focused brand to take on archrival Nike Inc on its home turf. The decision will be announced on March 10, when the […]

Dec 21, 2020

CHRO Move

Adidas appoints a new Head- Human Resources

Adidas appoints new HR head after race row Adidas has appointed Amanda Rajkumar, an executive from French bank BNP Paribas, as its new Head of Human Resources after employee complaints about racism at the German sportswear company led to the departure of Karen Parkin in June. Parkin stepped down as HR head after a group […]

Oct 8, 2020

CHRO Move

Adidas HR head steps down after race row

BERLIN: The head of human resources at Adidas has stepped down after a group of employees called for an investigation over her handling of racism at the company, which she had described last year as “noise” only discussed in America. The German sportswear company said Karen Parkin was leaving Adidas after 23 years in mutual agreement with the supervisory […]

Jul 1, 2020