Sportswear major Adidas India Monday announced appointment of Neelendra Singh as the general manager of the company. Singh will succeed Dave Thomas, the company said in a statement. "Neelendra will fill the position effective of May 20, 2019, reporting to Thomas, managing director of emerging markets," Adidas said in a statement.

Singh has been with Adidas for over 14 years, most recently as senior vice-president of Global DTC and Franchise. Thomas has moved to a new role as Adidas' managing director of emerging markets effective April 1, reporting to Roland Auschel board member responsible for global sales.