Klaus Pause possesses extensive experience in corporate procurement, management, and education, currently serving as a Privatier since July 2018. In academia, Klaus Pause has been a lecturer for Change Management, Communication, International and Innovative Negotiation, and Innovation Management at OHM Professional School/Technische Hochschule Nürnberg since September 2014, and previously held the position of University Lecturer at Quadriga University Berlin from March 2017 to December 2020. Klaus Pause's career in the corporate sector includes significant roles at adidas Group from October 2008 to June 2018, culminating in the position of Director Corporate Solutions, along with various managerial positions in finance, procurement, and vendor management. Earlier professional experience includes roles at VEDES, SPORT 2000 Deutschland GmbH, Sunflex Sport GmbH + Co.KG, SportScheck GmbH, and ownership of a ski and snowboard school. Klaus Pause holds a Staatsexamen in Germanistik and Sportwissenschaften from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (1977-1983).