Kevin Plank
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Kevin Plank

United States 53 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Under Armour
Residence
Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland
Organization
Chairman and CEO at Under Armour
Education
Robert H. Smith School of Business (Master of Business Administration)
University of Maryland (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Under Armour
    34,450,000 shares @ $6.47
    $222,891,500
    UAA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    434,000 shares @ $6.32
    $2,742,880
    UA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    115,000 shares @ $6.32
    $726,800
    UA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    16,878,000 shares @ $6.32
    $106,668,960
    UA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    76,000 shares @ $6.32
    $480,320
    UA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    111,000 shares @ $6.32
    $701,520
    UA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    111,000 shares @ $6.32
    $701,520
    UA-US
  • Under Armour, Class C
    245,000 shares @ $6.32
    $1,548,400
    UA-US

Biography

Under Armour founder Kevin Plank built the popular sportswear brand as the underdog competitor to Nike.

Noticing his football teammates' sweat-soaked shirts, Plank came up with a lightweight, sweat-wicking shirt using fabrics from women's undergarments.

In the mid-1990s he sold his first shirts from his grandmother's basement, exaggerating to early customers to make the company sound bigger.

Plank, who stepped down as Under Armour's CEO in 2019 but returned to the role in 2024, took the company public in 2005.

About

Plank got kicked out of his high school after an alcohol-fueled brawl with Georgetown U football players; he later walked onto the U. of Maryland's football team.

Plank served on President Trump's manufacturing council but resigned in 2017 after the president lightly criticized neo-Nazi protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia.