FILE -- CEO of German sports equipment company adidas AG, Kasper Rorsted, poses prior to the annual balance news conference in Herzogenaurach, Germany, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Sports apparel maker Adidas said Monday that Kasper Rorsted, its CEO since 2016, will step down next year and it has started looking for a successor. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)