{"id":519151,"date":"2022-11-30T19:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/adidas-exec-promoted-black-manager-as-contribution-to-diversity-report\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T19:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:00:58","slug":"adidas-exec-promoted-black-manager-as-contribution-to-diversity-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/adidas-exec-promoted-black-manager-as-contribution-to-diversity-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Adidas exec promoted black manager as &#8216;contribution to diversity&#8217;: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcbd46db53\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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\u201ccontribution to diversity,\u201d according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Roland Auschel, the head of sales at the Germany-based sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arel maker, reportedly made the remark during a meeting with 200 managers in 2019, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/7b852f73-e463-4458-809a-c1ba80607295\">the Financial Times reported.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was completely inappropriate,\u201d one employee who was at the meeting told FT.<\/p>\n<p>Auschel\u2019s comment spurred Adidas to launch a two-year  investigation that ended with the high-paid exec keeping his job, according to FT.<\/p>\n<p>The company told FT it hired \u201ca reputable law firm\u201d to probe allegations concerning \u201cpotential breaches of internal conduct guidelines\u201d as part of a \u201ccomprehensive and independent\u201d investigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/adidas-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Adidas employees accused the company of failing to adequately discipline a top executive who allegedly made several racist remarks.\" class=\"wp-image-24838223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/adidas-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/adidas-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/adidas-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adidas employees accused the company of failing to adequately discipline a top executive who allegedly made several racist remarks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"910\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-07.jpg?w=910\" alt=\"Roland Auschel, the head of sales at Adidas, has been the subject of several complaints to human resources for alleged racist remarks.\" class=\"wp-image-24838228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1820 1820w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1365 1365w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=910 910w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=455 455w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\"\/><figcaption>Roland Auschel, the head of sales at Adidas, has been the subject of several complaints to human resources for alleged racist remarks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Adidas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adidas, which recently severed its ties with Kanye West after he made anti-Semitic remarks, told FT the investigation revealed that Auschel\u2019s conduct was not severe enough to warrant firing him under German labor laws.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has sought comment from Adidas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been no further indications of possible misconduct since then,\u201d a company spokesperson told FT.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Auschel was repeatedly reprimanded for alleged racist comments, according to Financial Times.\" class=\"wp-image-24838226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Auschel was repeatedly reprimanded for alleged racist comments, according to Financial Times.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Adam Pretty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company said the investigation \u201crevealed a training need for the executive in question in the areas of communication and diversity, equity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Adidas said it communicated to Auschel its \u201cexpectation to comply with conduct guidelines\u201d and that this requirement was \u201cemphatically addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Auschel, who has been with Adidas for more than 30 years, \u201cunderwent several months of coaching in 2021,\u201d according to the company. He was not docked any part of his pay, FT reported.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Adidas reportedly extended Auschel\u2019s contract, which included a 26% tack-on to his bonus. His total compensation in 2021 was valued at more than $3.7 million, according to FT.<\/p>\n<p>The apparel giant has come under fire in recent weeks after it hesitated before severing ties with West, who partnered with the company in selling his lucrative Yeezy clothing line.<\/p>\n<p>West, who has changed his legal name to Ye, has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of anti-Semitic comments that have also cost him his business relationship with several companies.<\/p>\n<p>Adidas last week announced it was launching an investigation after several former employees working on the Yeezy line alleged that Ye showed them pornographic films and explicit images of his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Auschel is photographed above with members of the 2008 German national soccer team.\" class=\"wp-image-24838227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Roland-Auschel-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Auschel is photographed above with members of the 2008 German national soccer team.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bongarts\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Rolling Stone report quoted several former Adidas employees as saying that management knew of Ye\u2019s behavior yet failed to discipline him.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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