Jochen Zeitz
Jochen Zeitz
Born on April 6, 1963 in Mannheim, Germany, Jochen Zeitz is the Director and Chairman of the board’s sustainable development committee of Kering after having been the CEO of the Sport & Lifestyle division and Chief Sustainability Officerof Kering since 2010. Prior to this, Zeitz served 18 years as Chairman and CEO at Puma...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 April 1963
CountryGermany
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The old way of doing 'good business' was based on the principle, 'the ends justifies the means.' In the future, good business will invoke 'the means justifying the ends.' The E P&L can already serve as an important tool to help this shift in commerce from generating profits with collateral damages to profits with collateral benefits.
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I wanted Puma to regain strength with the existing logo rather than try to get rid of the past.
believed design founder function performance
Puma was all about function and not at all about design. The founder of the company always believed functionality and performance were the only ingredients that could make Puma successful and design never mattered.
deeply rooted sports
Puma is a brand deeply rooted in sporting lifestyle.
business medical
I always wanted to be a medical doctor, and I never thought of business.
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Business needs to push the agenda rather than waiting for it to happen.
environmental equivalent met money rather recreate
Let's recreate the equivalent of the Met Ball in Europe and, rather than for the museum, give the money to environmental causes.
continent east gradually increasing north presence south tap throughout west
Obviously, South Africa is our most important market, but we are also gradually increasing our presence throughout East and West as well as North Africa. It is a continent with a lot of potential which we plan to tap into.
classical music
As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.
casual companies fact goods ignored sold sports time
For a long time, companies ignored the fact that 80 percent of sporting goods are sold to the casual consumer.
maybe producing sound
It may sound crazy, but maybe there's an economic way of producing a leather-like product in the laboratory.
came discussion electric future harley sound
When it came to the discussion about would Harley do an electric bike, I said, 'Absolutely - this is a no-brainer.' Let's define the sound of the future.
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Unless the local community signs up, wildlife won't survive. And without wildlife, no one will visit.
I just don't like to talk about the past.