Nike Tuesday announced its biggest reshuffle to date of its senior leadership team under CEO Elliott Hill, even as Heidi O’Neill, a 26-year company veteran, is set retire from her role as president of consumer, product and brand.
Per oregonlive.com, O’Neill arguably held the US sportswear giant’s No. 2 job, overseeing product creation, marketing and how Nike served consumers.
Nike declared that Hill and O’Neill “have decided” the Consumer, Product, and Brand leadership will now be divided into three distinct areas: Consumer and Sport, Marketing, and Product Creation, inclusive of Innovation and Design.
O’Neill will continue to serve in an advisory capacity until September.
The new senior leadership appointments will be effective immediately and include:
*Amy Montagne, previously VP/GM Global Women’s, has been promoted to president, Nike, responsible for obsessing and serving consumers across all sports and driving future growth for the Nike brand.
*Phil McCartney, formerly VP, Footwear, has been promoted to EVP, chief innovation, design & product officer. His portfolio includes how Nike, Jordan and Converse innovates, designs, and creates products for athletes around the world.
*Nicole Graham, previously chief marketing officer, has been promoted to EVP, chief marketing officer.
*Tom Clarke, currently strategic advisor to the CEO and member of the SLT, has assumed the new role of chief growth initiatives officer.
“I’m confident that with this new structure and leadership team in place we will be able to better line up and leverage all the advantages that make Nike great,” said Hill. “These exceptional leaders bring extensive Nike experience and have been instrumental in resetting our priorities to lead with sport and put the athlete at the center of everything we do.”
