Rainer Gerdes

Rainer Gerdes is a seasoned sales and marketing expert with over 25 years of experience in the global cycling industry. They began their career as a Sales Manager at Derby Cycle and later held various roles, including Product/Brand Manager and Sales Manager at Felt Bicycles. Rainer served as Head of Sales, Marketing & Strategic Product Management at Cycle Union GmbH in 2020 before becoming the Country Group Manager for KALKHOFF BIKES from 2020 to 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Global Sales Director at KALKHOFF BIKES, part of Pon.bike, and are pursuing further education at sgd - Deutschlands führende Fernschule. Rainer completed a degree in Wirtschaftskommunikation at Bremer Akademie für Kommunikation, Marketing und Medien.