If it is true that if you find a job you love, you will never work a day in your life, then Herbert Hainer has lived an idle existence. The CEO of Adidas for 15 years until 2016, having originally joined the company in 1987, Hainer is now into his seventh year as president of Bayern Munich. The 2012 Champions League final defeat by Chelsea in the German side’s own Allianz Arena still stings. Bayern’s 2020 Champions League win was a personal and professional highlight for Herbert Hainer. Photo: AFP“There were 60 or 70 of us permanently interacting all week, and it brought the team so close together,” Hainer said.