Bernd Otto Wahler (born 24 May 1958, in

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) is a German businessman. He was president of

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between 22 July 2013 and 15 May 2016, his resignation due to Stuttgart's relegation to 2. Bundesliga in 2015-16 season. He played as a football player for the under-15-team and the under-17-team of

. Bernd Wahler joined

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in 1987. In 1997, he became managing director of

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. From 1998 to 2000 Wahler was CEO of

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. In 2000

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hired him as General Manager Germany. He returned to Adidas as Chief Marketing Officer in 2007. On 2 July 2013 Bernd Wahler was presented by the supervisory board of

as their candidate for the election of the new president of the club. Wahler was elected on 22 July 2013 by 97,4% of the votes cast.

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