Overview

• FC Bayern confirmed that Rouven Kasper, 43, will join as board member responsible for marketing and sales starting January 1, 2026.
• Dietmar Allgaier said Stuttgart’s supervisory board agreed to Kasper’s request to move, crediting him with major off‑field progress at VfB.
• Club president Herbert Hainer welcomed the hire and said the supervisory board views Kasper as the right fit for Bayern’s commercial ambitions.
• Kasper previously led Bayern’s Asia operations and helped establish the Shanghai office before guiding Stuttgart’s partnerships with Porsche and Mercedes‑Benz and stadium hospitality upgrades.
• Financial terms were not disclosed, and the move follows recent board changes at Bayern after Michael Diederich stepped down in September.