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
good longer
Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It's about doing more good.
business resources
Resources are being destroyed, and if you don't have resources, you can't do business.
contract greatest history
Some of the greatest stars in the history of football have been under contract with Puma.
experience holistic kenya looking morning mount
Looking at Mount Kenya in the morning is a holistic experience. I go back at least once a year.
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.
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.
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.
bush came feels kenya
Walking out into the bush still feels the same as when I first came to Kenya in 1989, on the day the Berlin Wall came down.
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.
local signs unless
Unless the local community signs up, wildlife won't survive. And without wildlife, no one will visit.
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.
business pricing
If we look at pricing holistically, we'll create a more solid business.
agenda business needs push rather
Business needs to push the agenda rather than waiting for it to happen.
business medical
I always wanted to be a medical doctor, and I never thought of business.