Birkenstock Holding plc
Close on Oct 19, 2026
About Birkenstock
Footwear, (No Rubber), SIC 3140
Birkenstock operates as a global footwear and lifestyle brand, distributing its products through direct-to-consumer channels and wholesale partners or intermediaries. The company's business activities are organized across regional operating segments that cover the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as Asia Pacific and other international markets. Through these distribution channels, the organization supplies footwear, related accessories, and lifestyle items to individual end consumers and commercial retail clients across multiple territories.
The company maintains operational reach across numerous geographical jurisdictions, supported by regional corporate entities, manufacturing units, and sales subsidiaries in countries including Germany, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, India, and Canada. Its operational footprint includes specialized production facilities, digital distribution networks, and regional logistics infrastructure spanning Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. The corporate structure incorporates core operational and holding entities established across Germany, Luxembourg, and Jersey.
Summary of the business section of Birkenstock's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Birkenstock Holding plc
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Address
- 1-2 Berkeley Square W1J 6EA
- Phone
- 44-1-53-483-5600
- Employees
- 8,400, Sep 30, 2025
- Industry
- Footwear, (No Rubber)
- Incorporated in
- Y9
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30
- Auditor
- EY GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne, Germany
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BIRK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Oct 12, 2023
- Shares outstanding
- 184M, Sep 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1977102
- CUSIP
- M2029K104
- ISIN
- USM2029K1045
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Reichert | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 1,361,273 |
| Mehdi Nico Bouyakhf | President EMEA | 31,153 |
| Volker Bach | Principal Accounting Officer | – |
| Jochen Gutzy | Chief Communications Officer | 39,066 |
| Christian Heesch | Chief Legal Officer | 9,533 |
| Markus Baum | Chief Product Officer | 180,000 |
| David Kahan | President Americas | – |
| Klaus Baumann | Chief Sales Officer | 10,000 |
| Ivica Krolo | Chief Financial Officer | 4,500 |
| James Michael Chu | Director | 71,270,287 |
| Ruth Anne Francis Kennedy | Director | 6,484 |
| Nisha Kumar | Director | 3,437 |
| Anne Pitcher | Director | 3,798 |
| Alexandre Arnault | Director | 3,437 |
| Nikhil Thukral | Director | 0 |
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of September 30, 2025, we employed approximately 8,400 individuals including approximately 6,800 full-time equivalent employees worldwide and approximately 1,200 contingent workers, primarily at our production sites in Germany.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2023 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Name change | Name changed from Birkenstock Holding Ltd to Birkenstock Holding plc |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Name change | Name changed from Birkenstock Group Ltd to Birkenstock Holding Ltd |