John W. Rogers, Jr. Joins NIKE, Inc. Board of Directors
November 19 2018 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) today announced John W. Rogers, Jr. has
been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.
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NIKE, Inc. today announced John W.
Rogers, Jr. has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.
Rogers, 60, is founder, Chairman, CEO and Chief Investment Officer
of Ariel Investments, LLC. (Photo: Business Wire)
Rogers, 60, is founder, Chairman, CEO and Chief Investment
Officer of Ariel Investments, LLC.
“John brings with him a depth of financial expertise and we are
pleased to welcome him to Nike’s Board of Directors,” said Mark
Parker, Chairman, President and CEO of NIKE, Inc. “His insights as
a business leader will be invaluable as Nike moves into its next
phase of accelerated growth.”
Rogers founded Ariel Investments in 1983 to focus on undervalued
small and medium-sized companies, after working as a stockbroker at
William Blair & Co., LLC. He has built a solid long-term track
record as the lead Portfolio Manager for Ariel Fund, a position he
has held continuously since its inception in 1986.
Beyond Ariel, John serves as a board member of Exelon Corp.,
McDonald’s Corp., and The New York Times Co. Additionally, he is a
director of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human
Rights, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Following the election of President Barack Obama, he served as
co-chair for the Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009, and more
recently, he joined the Barack Obama Foundation’s Board of
Directors. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Chair of the University
of Chicago Laboratory School and has served as a Trustee of the
University of Chicago since 2000. John earned his AB from Princeton
University, where he was captain of the varsity basketball team. In
2008 he was awarded Princeton’s highest honor, the Woodrow Wilson
Award.
About NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Ore., 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. Wholly-owned NIKE, Inc. subsidiary brands
include Converse, which designs, markets and distributes athletic
lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories; and Hurley, which
designs, markets and distributes surf and youth lifestyle footwear,
apparel and accessories. For more information, Nike’s earnings
releases and other financial information are available at
http://investors.nike.com. Individuals can also visit
http://news.nike.com/ and follow @Nike.
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