Adidas' HR chief has stepped down amid diversity concerns
employees had asked the supervisory board in June to look into whether Parkin was taking the right approach to address racial issues in the workplace, sparked in part by her earlier statement that racism was “noise” only discussed in America.interviewed one worker who said Adidas hires Black people to help it connect with the Black consumer, a key sportswear demographic, but it was difficult for Black people to advance at the company.
Parkin joined Adidas in 1997 as sales director for Adidas UK, the company said, and has since gained increasing responsibility culminating in leading global human resources for more than five years and serving on the executive board since 2017. A news release announcing Parkin’s departure did not address issues of race directly but included her statement that in the goal of creating a “more diverse, inclusive and equitable company...there is much more work to be done.”
Parkin will be replaced on an interim basis by Adidas Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted who will stay in the role until a successor is appointed.“It has become clear to me that to unify the organization it would be better for me to retire and pave the way for change. Now is the right time for a new HR leader to take over the function, to seize the opportunity before us and drive forward the pace of change to create a more diverse and inclusive Adidas that we can all be proud of.
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