Daniel Cherry III Adidas SVP: Who Is He? 5 Facts To Know About Adidas SVP

According to his LinkedIn, Daniel joined the Board of Mentors in Monday Night Mentorship after leaving the DC. For marketers of color, Monday Night Mentorship works as a membership network and career accelerator.

Furthermore, it is a group of seasoned professionals enthusiastic about guiding and mentoring mid-level marketers and aspiring executives as they make their way through their professional lives. The institute’s goal is to hasten the success and influence marketers of color.

Daniel has considerable experience in brand development, P&L management, digital content & creative storytelling, sports & entertainment marketing, and consumer research. 

At Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Daniel began his career in advertising. While there, he established the AND 1 company and the ground-breaking “AND 1 Mixtape Series”- a street basketball tour and multimedia platform- with great success. AND 1 was named “Guerilla Marketer of the Year” by Adweek in 2000.

Daniel was also a key contributor to creating the anti-tobacco “truth.com” brand, which has evolved into the most effective teen anti-smoking campaign in history.

The net worth of Daniel Cherry has not been mentioned. However, a typical Adidas SVP, People & Culture annually, makes $192,358.

While there is no Wikipedia of Daniel Cherry III, several websites cover his work and achievements. As aforementioned, Cherry left DC Comics to work with Adidas, but he has previously served in various fields.

Daniel worked at the Prudential Center and is the three-time Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils’ Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer. Likewise, he formerly held the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Consumer Planning & Research at DIAGEO N.A.

Daniel previously had the privilege of re-launching and leading marketing efforts for the storied soccer team The New York Cosmos, which was made famous by Pele, a global soccer icon.

Daniel worked on well-known brands like Converse, Umbro, Cole Haan, Budweiser, and Motorola while managing partner and director of brand strategy at Anomaly. He had the privilege of leading strategy for Nike, the Jordan Brand, and ESPN while employed by Wieden+Kennedy.

Before joining W+K, Daniel was a co-owner of Frank151 Magazine and Malbon Brothers Farms (mBF), a branch of the Frank151 Media Group that specializes in advertising and brand consultancy. He oversaw the experiential, influencer, and branded content marketing campaigns for companies like Red Bull, Toyota Scion, Nike, Glaceau Vitaminwater, PF Flyers, and Ride Snowboards.

Daniel Cherry is married and has two kids; however, his wife’s name has not been mentioned. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Previously, it was informed that there were two ways Daniel Cherry III would leave DC Comic after 16 months on the job. And the chosen way was him working for and with Kanye West, with whom he had previously collaborated on the Nike advertisement campaign that featured the Grammy-nominated song “Classic,” performed by Nas, Rakim, KRS-One, and Kanye West.