Nike Names Executives to Lead Regional Apparel Businesses

Beaverton, Oregon (ots/PRNewswire) -

NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) today announced that executives Mary Kate
Buckley and Jill Stanton have been named to new leadership positions
heading the Nike brand's two largest regional apparel businesses,
representing approximately 76 percent of Nike's almost US$4.6 billion
in global apparel revenues.

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Mary Kate Buckley, 47, has been named Vice President, Apparel, for
Nike's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, comprising the
Nike brand's largest regional apparel business with fiscal 2007
revenues of approximately US$1.76 billion. She will report to EMEA
Vice President and General Manager Eunan McLaughlin and to Roger
Wyett, Nike's Vice President of Global Apparel. Buckley previously
led Nike's America's region since 2001, leading a 77 percent growth
in revenues for that region through fiscal 2007 to US$953 million.
As head of the Americas, Buckley led Nike to become the No. 1
football (soccer) brand in the region and helped position the region
organizationally for long-term growth.

Buckley was named a corporate officer of Nike Inc. in 2006. She
joined Nike in 1998 as Director of New Business Development. Before
leading the Americas region, Buckley oversaw the development and
growth of the company's nike.com e-commerce business.

Jill Stanton, 44, has been named Vice President, Apparel, for
Nike's U.S. region. The United States represents Nike's
second-largest apparel business, with fiscal 2007 revenues of
approximately US$1.72 billion. She will report to Craig Cheek, Vice
President and General Manager of the U.S., and to Wyett. Stanton
previously led apparel in Nike's EMEA region since 2004,
re-energizing the business and driving 32 percent revenue growth.
Stanton joined Nike in 1997 in the United Kingdom as the Apparel
Business Director. She has held a variety of apparel leadership
positions, including General Manager of Asia Pacific Apparel.

"Mary Kate and Jill are seasoned Nike executives with proven
ability to consistently grow our business and connect with Nike
consumers in diverse markets and regions," Wyett said. "Their
experience in these new roles will be invaluable as we continue to
drive growth and brand leadership in apparel worldwide."

In the Americas region, the company expects to name a new regional
general manager soon. In the interim, regional functional management
as well as country general managers will report directly to Gary
DeStefano, Nike's President of Global Operations.

NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, 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 subsidiaries include Converse
Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic footwear,
apparel and accessories; NIKE Bauer Hockey Inc., a leading designer
and distributor of hockey equipment; Cole Haan, a leading designer
and marketer of luxury shoes, handbags, accessories and coats; Hurley
International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action
sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories and
Exeter Brands Group LLC, which designs and markets athletic footwear
and apparel for the value retail channel.

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