NKE Nike Inc

By Sara Germano 

This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (April 18, 2018).

Three additional Nike Inc. executives have left the company, including the head of diversity and a senior manager in the basketball business, according to people familiar with the matter.

It wasn't immediately clear what led to their exits from the sportswear giant, but their departures were abrupt, the people said.

The company has overhauled its senior ranks in recent weeks after internal complaints of inappropriate workplace behavior triggered a review of hiring and promotion practices.

Vikrant Singh, a senior brand director for the Nike basketball brand in North America, and Daniel Tawiah, vice president of global brand digital-marketing innovation, were forced to leave the company, some of the people said.

The third executive, Antoine Andrews, vice president of diversity and inclusion, also left, the people said. Bloomberg News earlier reported that Mr. Andrews had left Nike.

The three men didn't respond to requests for comment. A Nike spokesman confirmed the three executives were no longer employees.

Mr. Tawiah and Mr. Singh each had more than a decade of experience at Nike, according to their respective LinkedIn profiles. Mr. Andrews joined Nike from Symantec in 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile.

The departures come about a month after Chief Executive Mark Parker told employees in a memo that the company had received complaints of inappropriate workplace behavior, and two weeks after Nike's top human-resources executive said the company had "failed" to hire and promote enough women and minorities.

Interviews with current and former Nike employees say the company has for years fostered a so-called boys-club culture, and complainants to human resources found the department to be flawed.

Last month, Nike said Trevor Edwards, its second-highest executive, had resigned his position as Nike Brand president with immediate effect and was retiring in August.

Jayme Martin, a top lieutenant to Mr. Edwards, was forced out of the company, people familiar with the matter said. Messrs.

Messrs. Edwards and Martin haven't responded to requests for comment.

Write to Sara Germano at sara.germano@wsj.com

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April 18, 2018 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)

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