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Sportswear brand On Holding names co-founders as CEOs

By Thomson Reuters Mar 25, 2026 | 4:02 AM

March 25 (Reuters) – Swiss sportswear brand On Holding said on Wednesday its co-founders David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti will ​take over as co-CEOs from ‌May 1, replacing Martin Hoffmann.

Hoffmann became On Holding’s sole CEO in April 2025 after he led the company through its initial public offering filed ‌in ​2021 with then co-CEO Marc ⁠Maurer.

Hoffmann, who was ⁠also On Holding’s CFO for 13 years, will remain on board as an adviser through March 2027, the company said ​in a statement.

On Holding named Frank Sluis as CFO in January. Sluis is ⁠expected to take on ⁠the role from May 1.

Earlier ​this month, On Holding forecast muted annual sales ​growth, causing its shares to tumble.

The company, ‌like other footwear and apparel makers, is tackling a shifting tariff landscape.

Hoffmann said in March that it could see a ⁠possible boost from the lower tariff rates after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the government’s ⁠emergency levies. ‌On Holding has filed for ⁠tariff refunds, and said it ​would ‌reinvest proceeds in the business rather ​than ⁠pass it on to consumers.

The firm’s U.S.-listed shares fell about 15% in 2025, and are down about 14% so far this year.

(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Mrigank Dhaniwala)