Career
He is president of VfB Stuttgart since 22 July 2013. He played as a football player for the under-15-team and the under-17-team of VfB Stuttgart. Bernd Wahler joined Adidas in 1987.
In 1997 he became managing director of Erima.
From 1998 to 2000 Wahler was Chief Executive Officer of Bally Shoe. In 2000 Nike, Incorporated. 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 VfB Stuttgart 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.