Ulrich F. Ackermann studied in Economics and Business Administration at Tübingen University and IEP at INSEAD. He built up ellesse s.p.a., Italy, in Germany over a period of 7 years followed by approximately 10 years with adidas Group: Director Sales & Marketing Germany, Chairman of the Board of adidas Austria AG and lastly CEO of adidas- Sarragan S.A., Switzerland, with worldwide responsibility for four brands. He was furthermore a Member of the Board with Hugo Boss AG, and also the CEO of a mid-sized holding. Since 1996 he has been Managing Partner with TRANSEARCH Deutschland, and elected as Member of the Board of TRANSEARCH International Partners ltd, London in 2000. He was also Board member of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), New York (2002-2008), and since 2007 Chairman AESC Germany. Ulrich was listed in February 2008 edition of "BusinessWeek" among "The World's Most Influential Headhunters". Specialisations Board Services Business & Professional Services Consumer & Retail Industry Automotive Technology, Communications & Media