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Under Armour

Baltimore sportswear, footwear and apparel company founded on September 25, 1996 by Kevin Plank. Plank was CEO until 2020 and returned as CEO on April 1, 2024.

Of the 1 person here linked to Under Armour, 1 is a founder and 1 is still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.

Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.

1 person at Under Armour

Founder

Role

Founder; CEO from 1996 to 2020 and again from April 2024; also described as executive chairman, 1996–now
Source · high confidence. The Under Armour page lists him as president and CEO and says he returned as CEO effective April 1, 2024. Under Armour's October 22, 2019 8-K press release (sec.gov, opened 2026-10-18) announced Patrik Frisk would become CEO effective January 1, 2020, with Plank becoming Executive Chairman and Brand Chief; Wikipedia agrees. The profile text now says he announced the handover in October 2019, effective the start of 2020.
Still there
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Kevin Plank
Founder and CEO, Under Armour
comfortable · some · college degree