Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Nike co-founder Knight will step down as chairman (Yahoo Sports)

Nike founder Phil Knight waits to be interviewed a news conference at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Nike Chairman Phil Knight plans to step down, and says he wants President and CEO Mark Parker to succeed him. Nike Inc. says it expects to name a new chairman in 2016, but no specific date was set for Knight's departure. Knight, 76, says he plans to stay involved with the company.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=12u4l9mqm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nike-co-founder-knight-step-down-chairman-211238054--spt.html

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