NIKE, Inc. announced that Noel Kinder will become the Company’s new VP, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), effective Sept 5. Kinder is a 19-year Nike veteran, and was most recently VP, Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing. Prior to this role, he was General Manager, Nike Vietnam, LLC where he had responsibility for all manufacturing operations. He has held a wide range of leadership positions in the Company’s footwear and apparel divisions, as well as roles in strategic planning and finance. Prior to his roles at Nike, Kinder also served in the Peace Corps, spending two years in Honduras. He will report to Eric Sprunk, Nike’s Chief Operating Officer and Tom Clarke, President of Advanced Innovation, with oversight from the Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability & Governance Committee of the NIKE, Inc. Board of Directors. Kinder succeeds Hannah Jones, a 20-year Nike veteran as CSO, who after 14 years in the role will become President of Nike Valiant Labs, the Company’s in-house new business model incubator. Formerly known as the Nike Innovation Accelerator, Nike Valiant Labs is named after the ‘64 Plymouth Valiant from which Nike co-founder Phil Knight sold his first pairs of running shoes at track meets.
Nike, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of sports shoes, clothing, and equipment. The group's products are sold primarily under the names Nike, Jordan, Converse Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron and Jack Purcell. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- footwear (68.9%);
- clothing (27.2%);
- sports equipment (3.4%): golf equipment (golf clubs, balls, gloves, etc.), bags, balls, etc.;
- other (0.5%).
At the end of May 2023, products were being marketed through a network of 1,032 stores worldwide, through independent distributors, and via the Internet.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: North America (44.3%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (27.5%), China (14.9%), Asia/Pacific and Latin America (13.2%) and other (0.1%).
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