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Nike CEO John Donahoe Is Out. The Old Guard Is In.

The (near) impossibilities of leadership.

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Nick Engvall
Sep 19, 2024
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Nike announced today that CEO John Donahoe is stepping down. In his place, Elliott Hill, a longtime Nike employee who worked alongside former CEO Mark Parker (currently Executive Chairman), will take over as CEO on October 14th.

A message I received from a friend who works for Nike.

Let me start by saying... being a CEO is not easy. Hell, being the CEO of…

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