Nike CEO Will Leave Next Year, And Chief Executive Of Servicenow Will Take Over.

Beijing time on October 23rd, Nike announced that its CEO Mark Parker (Mark Parker) will leave in January next year. Nike's board member and ServiceNow CEO John Donaho (John Donahoe) will succeed. Donaho served as chief executive officer of eBay, an electricity supplier company, and is currently the chairman of the board of directors of PayPal, a payment service provider.

In an interview with CNBC, Parke said Donaho was "no stranger to Nike" and believed that he was undoubtedly "the best choice for becoming a CEO", which should enable Nike to "achieve the next stage of growth" in digital business.

In recent years, Parke's steering at Nike has brought notable gains to shareholders. The company's share price is also approaching the highest historical value, but he has repeatedly been caught in the whirlpool of controversy.

In 2018, in order to counter the culture of bullying and harassment in the company, Nike's female employees set off an internal revolution. The struggle led to a major reorganization of Nike's power and many executives left. Parke stayed at CEO's seat.

Later, in September 30, 2019, the United States Anti Doping Agency banned Salazar from engaging in track and field related activities for four years on the grounds of violating Anti Doping regulations. It is worth noting that Salazar is the head coach of Nike Nike Oregon Project, the headquarters of Oregon long distance training camp. On October 1st, Parke said in a memorandum issued to the staff: "Nike has never been involved in any attempt to systematically provide prohibited drugs for runners, which in itself makes me feel sick."