internal
Elliott Hill
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
2 yr
4 reports
Leadership change Elliott Hill was promoted to President and CEO (from Senior Executive) · DEF 14A, 2025-07-17
NIKE, Inc. ·NKE
COO role restored after five years without one
Apparel · Fortune #90 · Hybrid structure · 79K employees · Beaverton, Oregon
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4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
1
Avg span
tight
2
Max depth
2 levels
3.25 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 1.8yr from FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-05-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$46.3B
Net income
$3.2B
Total assets
$36.6B
Shares out
855M
Sourced from NIKE, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2025-07-17 ↗ View on SEC
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COO role restored after five years without one. This page maps Nike’s current executive structure, highlights the return of centralized operations leadership, and analyzes how the CEO’s span and governance compare with major apparel peers.
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Latest signal Venkatesh Alagirisamy joined as EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Appointed COO effective December 8, 2025, restoring the role after its elimination in 2020.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to centralize data, analytics, and automation strategy.
- Consolidate Operations Under COO Shift additional supply chain and sustainability leaders to report directly to the COO.
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Venkatesh Alagirisamy
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Matthew Friend
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Finance
5 yr
0 reports
internal
Robert Leinwand
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Legal
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Ann Miller
Executive Vice President, Global Sports Marketing
Marketing
3 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Elliott Hill $26.0M
- Base salary
- $952K
- Bonus
- $4.00M
- Stock awards
- $14.89M
- Option awards
- $5.83M
- Other
- $346K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How NIKE, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Operations
30K employees
EVP, Chief Operating Officer (Venkatesh Alagirisamy)
Oversees global supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and sustainability operations.
Finance
3K employees
EVP, Chief Financial Officer (Matthew Friend)
Manages financial planning, reporting, treasury, tax, and investor relations.
Legal
800 employees
EVP, Chief Legal Officer (Robert Leinwand)
Responsible for corporate governance, compliance, litigation, and regulatory affairs.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Nike’s most distinctive structural feature is the reintroduction of a Chief Operating Officer after operating without the role since 2020.
The December 2025 appointment of Venkatesh Alagirisamy signals a shift toward tighter operational control amid supply chain and cost pressures.
The CEO now has a broader but more operationally balanced span, with finance, legal, marketing, and operations reporting directly. This restores a classic enterprise spine after several years where operational authority was distributed across commercial and geographic roles.
Compared with prior years, the structure is more centralized and execution-focused, reflecting Nike’s need to stabilize performance following leadership transitions and organizational simplification.
- COO role reinstated in 2025
- All CEO direct reports are internal promotions
The comparison
How NIKE, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like adidas and Lululemon, Nike’s structure is more enterprise-centric and less product- or region-divisional. The reinstated COO aligns Nike more closely with operationally intensive peers such as VF Corp, while remaining less matrixed than global luxury apparel competitors.
C-suite size
NIKE, Inc.
5
adidas
8
Puma
7
VF Corporation
9
Lululemon
6
Reporting depth
NIKE, Inc.
2 levels
adidas
4 levels
Puma
4 levels
VF Corporation
5 levels
Lululemon
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
NIKE, Inc.
3 yr
adidas
4 yr
Puma
5 yr
VF Corporation
4 yr
Lululemon
6 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
NIKE, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
adidas ✓ COO — no CAIO
Puma ✓ COO — no CAIO
VF Corporation ✓ COO — no CAIO
Lululemon — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
Nike reinstated the COO role in December 2025, a major shift after eliminating the position five years earlier.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-07-17
- CEO
- Elliott Hill
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.2 yr
Year marked by CEO transition and preparation for organizational simplification.
Named executive officers (5)
- Elliott Hill - President and CEO since 2024
- Matthew Friend - EVP, CFO
- Robert Leinwand - EVP, Chief Legal Officer since 2024
- Ann Miller - EVP, Global Sports Marketing
- Craig Williams - EVP, Chief Commercial Officer since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-07-18
- CEO
- John Donahoe II
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 5.1 yr
Final year before CEO succession announcement.
Named executive officers (1)
- John Donahoe II - President and CEO since 2020
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2023-07-20
- CEO
- John Donahoe II
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 8
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Commercial and geographic leadership structure still intact.
Named executive officers (1)
- John Donahoe II - President and CEO since 2020
Year-over-year changes
Leadership reset with new CEO and reduced executive span.
- CEO span: 7 → 6
- C-suite size: 7 → 6
- Avg tenure: 5.1 → 3.2 yr
- promoted Elliott Hill - President and CEO (was Senior Executive) (DEF 14A, 2025-07-17)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Nike?
Elliott Hill has served as President and CEO of Nike since October 14, 2024.
What type of organizational structure does Nike use?
Nike uses a hybrid enterprise structure combining functional leadership with centralized operations.
How many direct reports does Nike's CEO have?
Nike’s CEO currently has four direct executive reports.
How has Nike's leadership changed recently?
In December 2025, Nike reinstated the COO role and eliminated the Chief Commercial Officer position.
Does Nike have a COO?
Yes. Nike appointed Venkatesh Alagirisamy as Chief Operating Officer effective December 2025.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Dec 2, 2025
- SEC EDGAR: NIKE, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: NIKE, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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