Puma appoints Marcia Dos Santos as Vice President-BU Core

Marcia joins Puma from Nike, where she most recently served as Vice President Merchandising Women’s EMEA

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Published: Jul 17, 2026 6:25 PM  | 1 min read
Puma Welcomes Marcia Dos Santos as New Vice President of BU Core
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Puma has appointed Marcia Dos Santos as Vice President BU Core, effective 15 July.

In this newly created role, she will report directly to Chief Brand Officer Maria Valdes. Marcia has more than 20 years of experience in the sports industry and joins PUMA from

Nike, where she most recently served as Vice President Merchandising Women’s EMEA.

“Throughout her career, Marcia has delivered strong commercial results across regions and product categories for Women, Men and Kids, demonstrating outstanding go-tomarket and merchandising skills,” said Maria Valdes. “With her broad industry experience, strong commercial track record and ability to build successful teams, she is the right leader to take our Core business, PUMA’s commercial engine, to the next level.”

 

Published On: Jul 17, 2026 6:25 PM