Philip H Knight

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Before there was Nike, there was Blue Ribbon Sports, Inc., a partnership founded in 1964 on a handshake by Phil Knight and his former track coach at the University of Oregon, the legendary Bill Bowerman.

Knight and Bowerman shared a passion for helping athletes reach their full potential—and Nike believes that if you have a body, you’re an athlete. That passion, combined with a business plan Knight hatched while earning his MBA at Stanford, planted the seed for what would become the world’s largest sports and fitness company.

A certified public accountant, Knight started by selling shoes out of the back of a car at track meets. One thing led to another, and Blue Ribbon Sports grew to become Nike. The name Nike was created in 1971, and the first line of Nike shoes debuted in 1972; the company officially became known as NIKE, Inc. on December 31, 1981.

As Chairman of Nike, Knight’s job is to listen to ideas, combine them with his own, and make decisions based on what’s good for shareholders and the overall company. More than 40 years after that handshake, Nike is still growing, driven by a passion for sports and a relentless focus on innovation for athletes.

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Mark Parker

President & Chief Executive Officer, NIKE, Inc.

Long before he was named CEO of NIKE, Inc., Mark Parker was leading the company in other ways. After running competitively at Penn State University, Parker joined Nike as one of our first footwear designers back in 1979. And he’s been at the center of Nike innovation ever since.

For more than 30 years, he’s brought innovative concepts and engineering expertise into such vital roles as Vice President of Consumer Product Marketing, Vice President of Global Footwear and Co-President of the Nike Brand. He’s led the way for Nike Air and a multitude of industry-breakthroughs in product design.

In addition to helping lead the continued growth of the Nike brand, Parker is responsible for the growth of NIKE, Inc.'s global business portfolio, which includes Converse Inc. and Hurley International LLC.

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Charlie Denson

President, NIKE Brand

As President of the Nike Brand, Charlie Denson is responsible for leading the strategy of the world’s most distinctive, authentic and connected brand in sports, including oversight of the company’s major, global categories: Action Sports, Basketball, Football (Soccer), Men’s Training, Running, Sportswear, and Women’s Training, as well as the Jordan Brand and Nike Golf.

After more than three decades, Denson has developed a deep expertise of the athletic consumer products industry and been instrumental in growing Nike to become one of the world’s biggest brands. Starting as an assistant manager at Nike’s first retail store in Portland, Oregon in 1979, he learned the business from the ground up and understands the importance of creating and maintaining a strong connection with consumers.

In his career, Denson ran the company’s U.S. and European operations and pioneered Nike’s expansion into China, India and Brazil. He’s been a constant innovator in developing sales and distribution strategies and driving global growth as Nike expanded into more than 160 countries. Nike Brand revenues surpassed $21 billion in FY12, a growth of 16%.

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Hans van Alebeek

VP, Global Operations & Technology

As Nike's Corporate Vice President of Global Operations and Technology, Hans leads the end-to-end Supply Chain and Information Technology for the company.  After an international career at N.V. Indivers in business development and with McKinsey & Company as a consultant, Hans joined Nike in 1999 as Director of Operations for Europe.  He was appointed Vice President, Operations & Administration in EMEA in 2001; Vice President, Global Operations in 2003; Vice President, Global Operations & Technology in 2004; and Corporate Vice President in November 2005.

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David Ayre

VP, Global Human Resources

As Nike’s Chief Human Resource Officer, David’s responsibilities include talent scouting, development, inspiration, retention and infrastructure planning for all worldwide employees in the Nike Brand and affiliate organizations (Converse Inc. and Hurley International LLC). Prior to Nike, David led the Talent and Performance Rewards functions at PepsiCo. In this role, he was responsible for compensation and benefits policy setting, plan design and administration for 160,000 employees worldwide and for the company's talent management functions. During his career at PepsiCo he held a variety of international positions that included eight years based in international markets.

Prior to joining PepsiCo, David led a practice area for Hay Management Consultants. David holds degrees from two Canadian universities—an economics and accounting degree from University of Western Ontario and an MBA in finance from McMaster University. He has more than 20 years of human resource corporate and consulting experience.

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Don Blair

VP & Chief Financial Officer

Since 1999, Don Blair has been NIKE, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer and a principal architect of the company’s strategies for delivering sustainable, profitable growth. He is responsible for the company’s finance, investor relations and strategic planning functions and for the last several years was named one of the best CFOs in the U.S. by a leading investment community publication.

Before joining Nike, Blair held a series of U.S. and Asia-based finance and strategic planning positions over a 15-year career at PepsiCo.

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Gary M. DeStefano

President, Global Operations

As president of Nike Global Operations, Gary is responsible for driving growth in the Nike brand’s six geographic operating regions: North America, Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe, Japan, Greater China and Emerging Markets. Gary has been with Nike since 1982 and has held a wide range of positions including Vice President of Global Sales, President of North America, VP and GM of Asia Pacific.

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Trevor Edwards

EVP, Global Brand & Category Management

As Global Brand & Category Management Executive Vice President, Trevor Edwards is currently responsible for helping to drive the Nike Brand growth strategy by leading its category business units globally, including: Basketball, Football (Soccer), Men’s Training, Running, Sportswear, Athletic Training, Action Sports, Women’s Training, Nike Golf as well as the Jordan Brand. In addition to supporting the category business units, Mr. Edwards is also responsible for Nike’s global brand strategy and overseeing all brand management functions, including digital and advertising, sports marketing, brand design, public relations and retail marketing.

Trevor joined the company in 1992 as a Regional Marketing Manager and has held senior marketing positions in the Americas, the Europe/Middle East/Africa region, the U.S. and Global Brand Management. Edwards has led some of the brand’s most significant break-through innovations, including spearheading the creation of Nike+, a revolutionary sports training experience that connects digitally enabled footwear with digital services.  He has also helped transform the digital landscape and position Nike as a leader  by using social media to connect with consumers globally.

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Jeanne P. Jackson

President, Direct to Consumer

As President, Direct-to-Consumer for NIKE, Inc., Jeanne Jackson oversees the company’s global consumer-direct efforts, aligning the power of Nike’s brands to deliver a compelling consumer experience at retail and online. Jeanne’s career spans 30 years in Retailing and Marketing, having served as CEO of Walmart.com, CEO of Gap, Inc. Direct, President and CEO of Banana Republic. She’s also held retail leadership roles with Victoria’s Secret, The Walt Disney Company, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Federated Department Stores. Jeanne is a recognized industry leader, with profiles in Business Week’s “Top 25 Managers of the Year,” Fortune’s “The Fifty Most Powerful Women in American Business,” and “America’s Most Influential Women” by Vanity Fair.

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Hilary Krane

VP, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs

Hilary Krane brings global expertise in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, brand protection, and government affairs to her role as Vice President and General Counsel for NIKE, Inc. Krane joins the company from Levi Strauss & Company, where she held various roles including Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs. Prior to joining Levi Strauss, she was Partner and Assistant General Counsel for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Krane graduated from Stanford University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received her law degree from The University of Chicago Law School in 1989.

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Bernie Pliska

VP, Corporate Controller

Joining NIKE, Inc. in 1995 as Corporate Controller, Bernie is responsible for worldwide oversight of the Controllership function, which includes establishing and maintaining the policies and procedures governing NIKE, Inc.’s accounting, financial reporting and performance management reporting.  In addition, he oversees Nike’s Global Procurement for non-product goods and services and the Global Finance Process Excellence activities.

Bernie is a Certified Public Accountant and prior to joining Nike was with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) for 11 years.

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