Puma snaps up former adidas man

07/04/2016
Former adidas senior director of project management, Matthias Mecking, has confirmed a move to sportswear rivals Puma, where he will take on the role of general manager of Teamsport.

In over 20 years at adidas Mr Mecking occupied a variety of management positions, including category director for football and rugby footwear, and vice-president and product business unit director for football footwear and hardware.

Prior to his appointment at Puma, Mr Mecking spent two months working as a strategy consultant for football team SV Werder Bremen, who play in Germany’s Bundesliga.