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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.
Elliott Hill is the president and CEO of Nike. [1] Hill decided to retire from Nike prior to John Donahoe being appointed as the chief executive in 2020, and then was appointed back as CEO [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Mark Parker (born October 21, 1955) is an American businessman. He is the executive chairman of Nike, Inc. He was named the third CEO of the company in 2006 and was president and CEO until 13 January 2020.
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]
Phil Knight steps down as the CEO and President of Nike, but continues as chairman. Knight is replaced by William D. Perez as CEO of Nike, effective Dec. 28. Nike creates the Exeter Brands Group, a wholly owned subsidiary for athletic footwear and apparel brands for lower price points. Brands include Starter, Team Starter, Asphalt, Shaq, and ...
Knight resigned as Nike CEO on November 18, 2004, several months after Matthew's funeral [23] but retained the position of chairman of the board. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Knight's replacement was William Perez , former CEO of S.C. Johnson & Son , Inc., who was eventually replaced by Mark Parker in 2006.
Larry G. Miller is an American business executive for Nike, Inc. He spent five years as the team president of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his memoir, Jump: My Secret Journey From the Streets to the Boardroom , Miller writes that he was involved in a gang when he was 16, committing the murder of ...
Raveling became Sonny's competitor in the same position at Nike. [5] Vaccaro was a key figure in the O'Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit, which allowed players to be compensated for appearances in video games. [ 6 ]