The head of human resources at Adidas has stepped down after a group of employees called for an investigation over her handling of racism at the company which she had described last year as 'noise' only discussed in America.
) has stepped down after a group of employees called for an investigation over her handling of racism at the company which she had described last year as “noise” only discussed in America.
“It has become clear to me that to unify the organisation it would be better for me to retire and pave the way for change,” Parkin, 55, said in a statement. At the time, Parkin issued a statement saying she had not made clear the company’s stance against discrimination at a meeting at the Reebok brand in Boston last year when she made a comment about concern about racism being “noise”.
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