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Jochen Zeitz is the charismatic CEO of Puma. In fifteen years, he revived the brand restoring its image.

Graduated in 1986 from the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel in Germany, Jochen Zeitz shows his talents in the company Colgate Palmolive in New York and Hamburg. His style and creativity allow him to be spotted by a headhunter who encouraged him to join the sports goods manufacturer Puma. He enters in Puma 1990 as marketing manager of the shoe section before being appointed a year later in charge of international marketing. In 1993, then aged of 30 years old, he became CEO of Puma. He became the youngest president of a company listed on the German stock exchange.


Therefore, the new president is working to make Puma "the most desirable brand in the world." Puma which had difficulties to exist alongside the giants companies as Nike and Adidas realized profits in just six months. To achieve to this situation, Jochen Zeitz decided to release the brand of stages to take it in the street and on the catwalks of fashion shows. Hiring the fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, he manages to give it a soul by installing it as a trendy brand near of luxury. The design is reviewed, the lines are uncluttered, Puma is present in parties of the hippest capitals.

Sponsorship is also reviewed. Jochen Zeits reinforces the presence of Puma in football in particular in Africa and extends his strategy to new disciplines most elite such as sailing and golf. A winning strategy since the benefits of Puma have continued to grow until 2008 when for the first time, Puma recorded a decline in profits of 13.5%. But the turnover has continued to increase.

In August 2007, Jochen Zeitz was appointed to the Board of Directors of Harley-Davidson Inc..

In March 2011, called for bigger responsibilities in the group PPR, he leaves some of his responsibilities to Franz Koch, the director of strategy for Puma.

William Zeitz currently works at Lucchese Boot Co., Inc., as Head-Brand Marketing from 2012.

Harold A.
Zeitz is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Northwest Fiber LLC and the Managing Director at WaveDivision Capital LLC.
Previously, he held positions such as Vice President & General Manager at McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., Senior Vice President-Media Software & Services at RealNetworks, Inc., Vice President-Consumer Marketing at New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., President & Chief Operating Officer at WaveDivision Holdings LLC, President at Memory Lane, Inc., Chief Operating & Marketing Officer at ShareBuilder Corp., and President & Chief Operating Officer at WorldStream Communications, Inc. Mr. Zeitz obtained an MBA from Stanford University in 1988 and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1984.
He also holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, Inc., Dr. Zeitz was previously employed as an Associate Analyst by Avondale Partners LLC.
He joined Avondale in August 2007.
He is a Board Certified anesthesiologist.
Dr. Zeitz earned his M.D.
at the University of California at Davis in 1994.
Before that, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from U.C.
San Diego with a BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology in 1990.
He completed Level III of the CFA.

Josh Zeitz is currently a Senior Vice President-Corporate Affairs at MWW Group LLC since 2011.
He has a graduate and doctorate degree from Brown University and an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College.