Adidas CEO to Leave Post Ahead of Schedule as the Company Faces Challenges in Chinese Market

Adidas CEO to Leave Post Ahead of Schedule as the Company Faces Challenges in Chinese Market
The Adidas logo is pictured at the company's headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2019. Andreas Gebert/Reuters
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German sports brand Adidas recently announced that its CEO, Kasper Rorsted, will leave his post in 2023—three years before his contract ends—and that the company is now searching for its next chief executive.

The unexpected move came as the company saw declining sales in China for five consecutive quarters.

Jessica Mao
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Jessica Mao is a writer for The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics. She began writing for the Chinese-language edition in 2009.
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