Trevor Edwards to be new Brand President at Nike

ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT CHANGES

The company also announced a number of additional senior management changes.

Gary DeStefano, President of Global Operations, has decided to retire after 31 years with the company. His retirement is effective July 29, 2013. Effective July 1, Elliott Hill, VP & GM of North America, will become President of Geographies and Sales. Jayme Martin, the VP & GM of Global Running, will become VP & GM of Global Categories. NIKE Golf will now report to Martin. Christiana Shi, the VP of e-commerce, will become President of Direct to Consumer, leading NIKE’s retail and e-commerce organizations. Hill, Martin and Shi will report directly to Edwards.

“I would like to thank Gary for his leadership, particularly for the important role he played in building our geography structure around the world and his dedication to the company. We greatly value his contributions and his part in developing the next generation of leaders at NIKE,” said Parker.

As Hill moves into his new role, Joaquin Hidalgo, the VP & GM of Emerging Markets, will become the VP & GM of North America and Roland Wolfram, the VP & GM of NIKE Football, will become the VP & GM of Emerging Markets. Hidalgo and Wolfram will report to Hill.

As Martin moves into his new role, Patrick Seehafer, the VP of Global Footwear for Converse, will become the VP & GM of NIKE Running. Dermott Cleary, the VP & GM of NIKE Sportswear, will become the VP & GM of NIKE Football.  Dirk-Jan van Hameren, the VP of NIKE Sportswear for Western Europe, will become the VP & GM of NIKE Sportswear. Seehafer, Cleary and van Hameren will report to Martin.

ABOUT NIKE

NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Ore., is the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly-owned NIKE, Inc. subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories; and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes surf and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories.

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