Kevin Plank

Kevin Plank: Biography in Details

Who is Kevin Plank?

Kevin A. Plank is the founder, CEO, and chairman of the famous sportswear, footwear, and accessories brand ‘Under Armour’. Plank is an American Billionaire and Philanthropist.

How old is Kevin Plank?

Kevin was born on August 12, 1972, in Kensington, Maryland. His birth name is Kevin A. Plank and holds American nationality. He is now 51 years old. He grew up playing youth football with the Maplewood Sports Association.

Plank was born to father William Plank and mother Jayne Harper Plank. He has four other siblings, among them, Kevin is the youngest. His brothers are Bill Plank, Scott Plank, Stuart Plank, and  Collin Harper Plank.

His father was a prominent Maryland land developer. And his mother is a former mayor of Kensington. About his brother’s information, it has not been made public.

Kevin Plank: Education, School/College University.

Kevin studied at Georgetown Preparatory School, a school, but due to his academic performance and behavioral issues he left it. After that Kevin went to St.

John’s College High School was another Catholic school. Afterward, played football at Fork Union Military Academy for a year, trying to get the attention of NCAA Division I schools.

He then joined the University of Maryland, College Park, he graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. 

Kevin Plank: Professional Life, Career

Before Plank introduced us to Under Armour he started his business at the University. He started Cupid’s Valentine which earned him $3000 and he used it as seed money for Under Armour.

He got the idea of Under Armour while playing for  Maryland Terrapins. His cotton T-shirts were unable to keep him dry from his sweat, so, he started searching for a material that would wick the sweat from his body. after his graduation, he used his cash and a loan from  ‘Small Business Administration’ to launch his business.

He first began the business from his grandmother’s basement in Washington D.C. Once his friends started playing professional football, he sent them the shirts, asking him to pass them out in the locker rooms. Under Armour’s first shirt was the #0037, which he sold from his car.

By the end of  1996, Plank sold 500 Under Armour HeatGear shirts, generating $17,000 for the company, which resulted in $1 million in direct sales, and teams started to purchase the clothing. Which made $1 million in direct sales and other teams started purchasing his clothing.

In 2010, Under Armour’s revenue reached 1 billion. In 2015, Under Armour bought two big fitness apps,’ Endomondo’ and “MyFitness Pal’ for  $475 million. He wanted to build global digital health and challenge big companies like Google, Apple, and Fitbit. In 2016 the company launched a new non-performance men’s and womenswear line.

Today, Kevin employs over 11,000 people with Under Armour. Its estimated net worth is $1.9 billion, according to Forbes in 2019.

Kevin Plank: Lifetime Achievement, Awards

In 2013, Kevin was number 24 on Sports Illustrated’s ‘Most Powerful People in Sports. The following year he was number 4 on America’s 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under. However, his major achievements are, ‘Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Famer’, ‘Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company’, and ‘Achiever of the Year by Success Magazine.

How much is the net worth of Kevin Plank in 2024?

As a successful businessman and the largest individual shareholder, Kevin has earned a very decent amount of money in his life. His net worth is a whopping $1.1 billion as of 2024.

Kevin Plank: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There were rumors about Kevin having affair with Stephanie Ruhle who was a host on MSNBC news. Though he has been married since 2003 it was reported Kevin was involved romantically with Stephanie. Kevin and Stephanie used to fly around in Kevin’s private jet and even Employees at Under Armour believed billionaire CEO Kevin Plank was having an affair with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle.

Even allegations were raised as Kevin was using the company’s private plane for his personal use.  He even landed on a ‘Worst CEOs’ list after Under Armour’s share plunged 45 percent and as sales faltered and the company reported losses for two straight quarters they struggled with intense competition, the loss of key wholesale customers, slumping demand, and changing consumer tastes

Kevin Plank: Height, Weight, Body Size

Kevin is 6ft 1 inch tall his weight is 77 kg.  He has black colored hair and brown eyes. There is no information about his body size, shoe size, or dress size.

Kevin Plank: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Plank is very much popular on Instagram he was around 91.9k followers. But he isn’t active on other social media.

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