More Nike Executives Leave Firm Abruptly -- WSJ
April 18 2018 - 3:02AM
Dow Jones News
By Sara Germano
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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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