Nike Announces Senior Leadership Changes to Drive Momentum of its Consumer Direct Acceleration
March 09 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced senior leadership changes today
to continue the momentum of the company’s Consumer Direct
Acceleration (CDA).
Sarah Mensah becomes VP/GM, North America and Amy Montagne is
named VP/GM, APLA. Both geography leaders report to Heidi O’Neill,
President, Consumer and Marketplace.
“Sarah and Amy are two dynamic leaders, bringing deep experience
and expertise to these important roles,” said O’Neill. “Sarah has
continually demonstrated her ability to deliver strong results
across our geographic and Jordan Brand businesses and I look
forward to her bringing those skills to the North America team.
Amy’s breadth of experience across Nike’s global categories –
including Women’s – and most recently leading our Men’s consumer
construct will be instrumental in leading future growth for
APLA.”
Mensah now leads all aspects of Nike’s North America geography,
including Direct, Marketing, Digital, Sales, Consumer Construct and
Territories, among others. Mensah’s most recent role was VP/GM,
APLA and her prior experiences include VP/GM, Jordan Brand, North
America and VP/GM Sportswear, APLA. She also served as SVP and
Chief Operating Officer for the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers before
starting her career at Nike.
Montagne is responsible for continuing to drive brand and
business momentum across Nike’s most diverse geography. Montagne is
a 16-year veteran of Nike, whose prior roles include VP/GM, Global
Merchandising, VP/GM, Global Women’s and VP/GM, Global Categories.
She started her career in Nike’s North America business and worked
for Gap, Inc., Mervyn’s and Walmart prior to joining the
company.
Additionally, Aaron Cain is named VP/GM, Men’s. Cain reports to
Michael Spillane, President, Consumer Creation. “Aaron’s deep
experience in product, merchandising, driving strong consumer
connections and delivering exceptional business results across Nike
will be well served in this role. I look forward to seeing Aaron’s
expertise, passion for sports and team leadership be further
showcased,” said Spillane.
As part of Nike’s recently announced shift to a simpler consumer
construct, Cain will focus on creating product with deeper insights
and driving even greater specialization through performance sport
and sport lifestyle for Men’s. Cain began his career at Nike in
2004 and has held roles of increasing responsibility across four
geographies including VP/GM, Sportswear (NSW), Greater China; VP/GM
of NSW EMEA; and most recently as VP/GM, Men’s, North America.
Prior to Nike, Cain held roles in management consulting at Boston
Consulting Group.
All roles are effective immediately.
About NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, 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. Converse, a wholly-owned NIKE, Inc. subsidiary
brand, designs, markets and distributes athletic lifestyle
footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, NIKE,
Inc.’s earnings releases and other financial information are
available on the Internet at http://investors.nike.com. Individuals
can also visit http://news.nike.com and follow @NIKE.
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