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
till time
Every time a new CEO came, I got a promotion till I was made CEO myself.
difficult gone joined sports time
When I joined in 1990, as they say in the sport of sailing, Puma was in the doldrums. It was a difficult time, and Puma had gone to sleep.
happening mind open society time
Be curious enough to keep an open mind to what's happening around you in society. You can look at yourself and the world at the same time.
cent dedicate gives per time
Being able to dedicate 100 per cent of my time to impacting more businesses without being operational, it just gives me a bigger platform.
ceo coming herbert peace phone picked time
I picked up the phone and called Herbert Hainer, the CEO of Adidas, and said, 'Well, it's Peace Day coming up. I think it's about time after 60 years to end this feud. How about doing something together?'
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.
bring heritage sports trying
We always try to reinterpret sport in an innovative, fashionable way, and when we do fashion, we're always trying to bring our sports heritage into the fashion world.
business model trying
We're trying to find a tourism model that allows communities to thrive while business prospers.
african among believe best brand
We believe that African football is among the best in the world and very much characterized the Puma brand mentality, which is to win.
ahead catching change constantly copy others ourselves prove stay
When you are small, and you have to try and prove yourself, it is tough. When others are catching up and copy you, that's tough. We constantly need to change ourselves to stay ahead of the game.
nature producing raw ways
We have to find alternative ways of producing our raw materials without asking nature to do it for us.
elegant power reflect speed strength tried
The puma... the cat... is not just about power and speed and strength... but it is also a very elegant animal. That's what we've tried to reflect in our products.
buy experience food literally odd restaurant served town wrong
When I started at Puma, you had a restaurant that was a Puma restaurant, an Adidas restaurant, a bakery. The town was literally divided. If you were working for the wrong company, you wouldn't be served any food; you couldn't buy anything. So it was kind of an odd experience.
less meat
We should eat less meat - all of us - and we should use less leather. I mean, that's reality.