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In June 2015, Knight and Nike announced that he would step down as the company's chairman, with president and CEO Mark Parker to succeed him. [31] [32] Knight's retirement from the Nike board took effect at the end of June 2016. In September 2017, Knight decided to come out of retirement to put black back in the UNC jerseys for the Phil Knight ...
John Joseph Donahoe II (born April 30, 1960) [1] is an American businessman who was the CEO of Nike from January 2020 to October 2024. [2] Early in his career, he worked for Bain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999. [3] He is on the board of directors at Nike, [4] The Bridgespan Group [5] and is chairman of PayPal.
Nike originally announced it would not remove Paterno's name from the building in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal. After the Freeh Report was released on July 12, 2012, Nike CEO Mark Parker announced the name Joe Paterno would be removed immediately from the child development center. A new name has yet to be announced. [204] [205]
Nike's stock shot up after the news broke that Hill would replace John Donahoe as CEO. Hill is a familiar face at Nike, having held multiple roles at the company.
Nike investors are running with the idea of 32-year insider Elliott Hill returning the sneaker giant to glory as CEO and cleaning up the messes of its outgoing tech-focused chief executive.Nike ...
“Nike makes these sorts of shoes, but Adidas is bigger in the category,” he added. ‘Returning to the good old days ’ Donahoe, CEO since 2020, will become a full-time non-executive employee ...
Nike reports annual revenue for fiscal year 2005 (ending May 31) of $13.74 billion, a 12% increase over the previous fiscal year. Nike Signs Tennis Pro Rafael Nadal. Nike introduces Nike Free. 2007 Nike enters the cricket market with a 5-year sponsorship of the Indian cricket team for US$43m. CEO William Perez leaves Nike on January 23, 2006.
Nike names Elliott Hill as CEO, replacing John Donahoe September 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM File - The Nike logo is shown on a store in Miami Beach, Fla. on Aug. 8, 2017.