Puma, the German sportswear manufacturer, has appointed Markus Neubrand as its new Chief Financial Officer,͏͏ effective͏͏ October͏͏ 1,͏͏ 2024.
Neubrand͏͏ will͏͏ succeed͏͏ Hubert͏͏ Hinterseher,͏͏ who͏͏ is͏͏ set͏͏ to͏͏ step͏͏ down͏͏ on͏͏ September͏͏ 30,͏͏ 2024,͏͏ and͏͏ will͏͏ leave͏͏ the͏͏ company͏͏ by͏͏ mutual͏͏ agreement͏͏ on͏͏ December͏͏ 31,͏͏ 2024.
Neubrand’s͏͏ Background:
Markus͏͏ Neubrand͏͏ most͏͏ recently͏͏ held͏͏ the͏͏ position͏͏ of͏͏ Chief͏͏ Financial͏͏ Officer͏͏ at͏͏ GUESS?͏͏ Inc.͏͏ He͏͏ has͏͏ also͏͏ served͏͏ as͏͏ Group͏͏ Chief͏͏ Financial͏͏ Officer͏͏ for͏͏ the͏͏ luxury͏͏ fashion͏͏ brand͏͏ MCM͏͏ Worldwide͏͏ and͏͏ as͏͏ Chief͏͏ Operating͏͏ and͏͏ Chief͏͏ Financial͏͏ Officer͏͏ for͏͏ the͏͏ Americas͏͏ region͏͏ at͏͏ HUGO͏͏ BOSS.͏͏ At͏͏ Puma,͏͏ Neubrand͏͏ will͏͏ oversee͏͏ Finance,͏͏ Investor͏͏ Relations,͏͏ Legal,͏͏ IT,͏͏ and͏͏ Business͏͏ Solutions.
Continue͏͏ Exploring:͏͏ Puma shifts͏͏ focus͏͏ to͏͏ become͏͏ a͏͏ sports͏͏ and͏͏ performance-first͏͏ brand
Arne͏͏ Freundt,͏͏ CEO͏͏ of͏͏ Puma,͏͏ stated,͏͏ “Markus͏͏ is͏͏ an͏͏ experienced͏͏ finance͏͏ executive͏͏ with͏͏ extensive͏͏ expertise͏͏ in͏͏ operational͏͏ and͏͏ financial͏͏ planning,͏͏ along͏͏ with͏͏ capital͏͏ markets.͏͏ His͏͏ industry͏͏ knowledge͏͏ and͏͏ people-first͏͏ approach͏͏ make͏͏ him͏͏ an͏͏ outstanding͏͏ addition͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ Puma͏͏ family.”
Effective͏͏ October͏͏ 1,͏͏ 2024,͏͏ Puma’s͏͏ Management͏͏ Board͏͏ will͏͏ include͏͏ Arne͏͏ Freundt͏͏ (CEO),͏͏ Markus͏͏ Neubrand͏͏ (CFO),͏͏ Maria͏͏ Valdes͏͏ (CPO),͏͏ and͏͏ Anne-Laure͏͏ Descours͏͏ (CSO).
