Puma (brand)

Not to be confused with Puma Energy.

Puma SE
Company typePublic (SE)
ISINDE0006969603 Edit this on Wikidata
Industry
PredecessorSplit from Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
FounderRudolf Dassler
HeadquartersHerzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Arne Freundt (CEO)[1]
  • Anne-Laure Descours (CSO)
  • Hubert Hinterseher (CFO)
  • Maria Valdes (CPO)
  • Héloïse Temple-Boyer (chair)
Products
RevenueIncrease €8.601 billion (2023)
Decrease €621 million (2023)
Decrease €304.9 million (2023)
Total assetsDecrease €6.640 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease €2.582 billion (2023)
Owners
[2]
Number of employees
Increase18,681[3] (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websitepuma.com
Footnotes / references
[5][6][7][2][3]

Puma SE is a German multinational corporation who design and manufacture athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories, headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. Puma is the third largest sportswear manufacturer in the world.[8] The company was founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler (1898–1974). In 1924, Rudolf and his brother Adolf "Adi" Dassler had jointly formed the company Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik ('Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory'). The relationship between the two brothers deteriorated until they agreed to split in 1948, forming two separate entities, Adidas and Puma. Following the split, Rudolf originally registered the newly established company as Ruda (derived from Rudolf Dassler, as Adidas was based on Adi Dassler), but later changed the name to Puma. Puma's earliest logo consisted of a square and beast jumping through a D, which was registered, along with the company's name, in 1948. Puma's shoe and clothing designs feature the Puma logo and the distinctive "Formstrip" which was introduced in 1958.[9]

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  9. ^ Smit 2009, p. 33.