Mr John Chen
| Mr. Chen has served as executive chairman and chief executive officer of BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in wireless innovation based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, since November 2013. Prior to joining BlackBerry, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Sybase, Inc. from July 2010, when SAP AG acquired Sybase, Inc., until he retired in November 2012. From November 1998 until July 2010, he served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of Sybase. Prior to Sybase, Mr. Chen held positions as the president of the Open Enterprise Computing Division of Siemens Nixdorf, and president and chief operating officer of Pyramid Technology Corporation. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Science from California Institute of Technology. Mr. Chen is also a director of BlackBerry Limited and The Walt Disney Company and serves as a Special Adviser of Silver Lake Partners, a private investment firm. He was a member of the President’s Export Council and was the Chairman of the Committee of 100 from May 2009 until May 2011. Currently he is a member of the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Symphony Association and of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology..And he serve as director at Wells Fargo and Co senice 2006. |
James Quigley
| Mr. Quigley is a retired partner and CEO Emeritus of Deloitte. Prior to retiring in June 2012, Mr. Quigley served as chief executive officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL, the Deloitte global network), from 2007 to 2011, and as chief executive officer of Deloitte LLP, the U.S. member firm of DTTL, from 2003 until 2007. He currently is a trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation and a member of the board of trustees of The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Mr. Quigley also is a member of the board of directors of Hess Corporation and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He previously was co-chairman of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, a director of the Center for Audit Quality, a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation, a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, and a member of numerous committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Quigley earned a Bachelor of Science degree and an honorary Doctorate of Business from Utah State University.He is also director at wells fargo since 2013. |
Ms Cynthia Milligan
| Ms. Milligan served as Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, from June 1998 until May 2009, when she was named Dean Emeritus of the College of Business Administration. Before joining the University of Nebraska, Ms. Milligan served as president of Cynthia Milligan & Associates, a consulting firm for financial institutions, and before that was a senior partner of a law firm in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is the former Director of Banking and Finance for the State of Nebraska. Ms. Milligan holds a J.D. with honors from George Washington University National Law Center, and a B.A. with honors from the University of Kansas. Ms. Milligan is a director of Calvert Funds, Kellogg Company, and Raven Industries, Inc. She is also a member of the board of directors of The Gallup Organization, Teammates Foundation, Teammates Mentoring Program, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation and is a trustee of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, University of Nebraska Foundation, and Nebraska Humanities Council Foundation. She is also director at wells fargo since 1992. |
Mr Nicholas Moore
| NICHOLAS G. MOORE has been a member of the Board since April 2002 and was appointed as our Lead Independent Director in August 2009. Mr. Moore served as Global Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from July 1998 until June 2001, and Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from July 1998 until June 2000. Prior to that, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coopers & Lybrand LLP from October 1994 until June 1998, when it merged with Price Waterhouse LLP. Mr. Moore is a member of the boards of Wells Fargo & Co., Gilead Sciences, Bechtel Corporation, and a private, venture capital-backed technology company. Mr. Moore received a B.S. degree in accounting from St. Mary’s College and a J.D. degree from Hastings College of Law, University of California. |
Ms Susan Swenson
| Ms. Swenson served as president and chief executive officer of Sage Software, Inc., the North American division of The Sage Group plc located in the United Kingdom, a business management software and services supplier, from March 2008 until her retirement in April 2011. Before joining Sage Software, Ms. Swenson held positions as the chief operating officer of Atrinsic, Inc. (formerly known as New Motion, Inc.), Amp’d Mobile, Inc., and T-Mobile USA, president and chief operating officer of Leap Wireless International, Inc., and president and chief executive officer of Cellular One. She also serves as a director of Novatel Wireless, Inc., Harmonic Inc., Spirent Communications plc, and as chair of the board of directors of the First Responder Network Authority..She is also director at wells fargo since 1998. |
Ms Susan Engel
| Ms. Engel served as chief executive officer of Portero, Inc., an online retailer of vintage pre-owned luxury personal accessories located in New York, New York, from July 2009 until June 2013 when the company was acquired. She served as chairwoman and chief executive officer of Lenox Group Inc. (the successor to Department 56, Inc.) from November 1996 until she retired in January 2007. Ms. Engel earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1968, and her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1976. Ms. Engel is also a director of Coolibar, Inc.And she serve as director at Wells Fargo and Co senice 1998. |
Mr Thomas Schoewe
| Thomas M. Schoewe has been a member of our Board of Directors since November 2011. Mr. Schoewe served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) from 2000 to 2011. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, Mr. Schoewe worked for Black & Decker Corporation from 1986 to 1999, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 1974 to 1986, Mr. Schoewe worked for Beatrice Companies, Inc., where he was Chief Financial Officer and Controller for Beatrice Consumer Durables, Inc. Mr. Schoewe is a director of KKR Management LLC and Northrop Grumman Corporation. He served as a director of PulteGroup, Inc. (2009 to 2012) and Centex Corporation from 2001 to its 2009 merger with Pulte Homes, Inc. (now doing business as PulteGroup, Inc.). |
Mr Karl J. Krapek
| Mr Karl J. Krapek is a member of board of directors at Prudential Financial Inc since January 2004. Mr Krapek is a co-founder of The Keystone Companies, which was founded in 2002 and develops residential and commercial real estate. Mr Krapek served as the President and COO of United Technologies Corporation (a diversified aerospace and industrial products company) from 1999 until his retirement in January 2002. Prior to that time, Mr Krapek held other management positions at United Technologies Corporation, which he joined in 1982. |
Mr Richard Davis
| Mr. Davis is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp. He has served as Chairman since December 2007, as President since October 2004 and as Chief Executive Officer since December 2006. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of U.S. Bancorp from October 2004 until December 2006. Mr. Davis has held management positions with our company since joining Star Banc Corporation, one of our predecessors, in 1993 as Executive Vice President. As Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp, Mr. Davis brings to all Board discussions and deliberations deep knowledge of the company and its business and is the voice of management on the Board. Mr. Davis also brings extensive leadership experience and industry knowledge to the Board gained as Chairman of the Financial Services Roundtable, as a director of the Clearing House, and as representative for the Ninth District of the Federal Reserve where he serves on its Financial Advisory Committee. Mr. Davis has also served as a director of Xcel Energy Inc, an S&P 500 company, since 2006, where he has served as its Finance Committee Chair and on its Nuclear, Environmental and Safety Committee. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
Mr Daniel Carp
| Mr Daniel Carp, as chairman and CEO (2000-2005) and president (1997-2001, 2002-2003) of Eastman Kodak Company, gained first-hand experience in managing a large, multinational corporation focused on worldwide electronic consumer markets (which are of relevance to the company), with ultimate management responsibility for the corporation’s financial performance and its significant investments in capital and R&D. He is an independent director at Texas Instruments Inc since 1997. As chairman of the board of directors of Delta Air Lines (2007-present), a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (2006-present) and a former director of Liz Claiborne, Inc. (2006-2009), has helped oversee the strategy and operations of major multinational corporations in various industries, including some that are capital-intensive. |
Ms Elizabeth J. Comstock
| Ms Elizabeth J. Comstock appointed as a director at Nike Inc since April 21, 2011. He is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of General Electric Company (“GE”). At GE, she was appointed Vice President, Communications, NBC News Communications in 1994, Senior Vice President, NBC Corporate Communications in 1996, Vice President of Corporate Communications in 1998, Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in 2003, President, NBC Universal Integrated Media in 2006, and Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in 2008. Prior to joining GE in 1994, Ms. Comstock held a succession of publicity and promotions positions at GE, NBC, CBS, and Turner Broadcasting. She began her career in local television production in Virginia. Ms. Comstock is a trustee of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. |
Mr Johnathan A. Rodgers
| Mr Johnathan A. Rodgers has served as a director at Comcast Corp since September 2011. From January 2004 until his retirement in July 2011, Mr Rodgers was the President and Chief Executive Officer of TV One, a cable network that offers programming targeted for the African American community. Prior to joining TV One, Mr Rodgers had been the President of Discovery Networks for six years and, prior to that, had worked at CBS, Inc. for twenty years, where he held a variety of executive positions, including President of the CBS Television Stations Division. Mr Rodgers also serves as a director of Nike Inc since November 2006, and served as Independent Director at Procter & Gamble Company from January 2001 to October 2013. |
Mr Philip H. Knight
| Mr Philip H. Knight is a director at Nike Inc since 1968. He is a Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nike Inc. Mr Knight is a co-founder of the Company and, except for the period from June 1983 through September 1984, served as its President from 1968 to 1990, and from June 2000 to 2004. Prior to 1968, Mr Knight was a certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand and was an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Portland State University. Mr Knight led NIKE from a small partnership founded on a handshake to the world’s largest footwear, apparel, and equipment company. Mr Knight holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Oregon in 1959 and an MBA from Stanford University in 1962. He is a Member of Amercan Institute of Certified Public Accountants. |
Mr Mark G. Parker
| Mr Mark G. Parker has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since January 2006. He has been employed by NIKE since 1979 with primary responsibilities in product research, design and development, marketing, and brand management. Mr. Parker was appointed divisional Vice President in charge of development in 1987, corporate Vice President in 1989, General Manager in 1993, Vice President of Global Footwear in 1998, and President of the NIKE Brand in 2001. |
Mr John R. Thompson
| Mr John R. Thompson was head coach of the Georgetown University men’s basketball team from 1972 until 1998. Also he is a director of Nike Inc since 1991. Mr Thompson was head coach of the 1988 United States Olympic basketball team. He hosts a sports radio talk show in Washington, D.C., and is a nationally broadcast sports analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT) and the Westwood One, Inc. radio network. He serves as Assistant to the President of Georgetown for Urban Affairs, and he is a past President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and presently serves on its Board of Governors. |
Mr John G. Connors
| Mr John G. Connors has served as a member of Splunk Inc board of directors since August 2007. Since May 2005 Mr Connors has been a partner at Ignition Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm. Prior to joining Ignition Partners, Mr Connors served in various management positions at Microsoft Corporation from January 1989 to January 2005, including most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from December 1999 to January 2005. Mr Connors has served as a member of the board of directors of NIKE Inc since April 14, 2005. Mr Connors holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Montana. |
Mr Timothy Donald Cook
| Mr Timothy Donald Cook is the CEO of Apple Inc and serves on its Board of Directors. Mr Cook joined the Company in March 1998; from 2005 until his appointment as CEO in August 2011, Mr Cook served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Apple, Mr Timothly was vice President of Corporate Materials for Compaq. In addition, Mr Cook also served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Operations from 2002 to 2005. In 2004, his responsibilities were expanded to include the Company’s Macintosh hardware engineering. From 2000 to 2002, Mr Cook served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Sales, Service and Support from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Cook was Vice President, Corporate Materials for Compaq Computer Corporation. Previous to his work at Compaq Mr Cook was the Chief Operating Officer of the Reseller Division at Intelligent Electronics. Mr Cook also spent 12 years with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), most recently as Director of North American Fulfillment. Mr Cook also has served as a director of NIKE Inc since November 2005. Mr Cook earned a Master of Business Administration in 1988 from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering in 1982 from Auburn University, USA. |
Ms Phyllis M. Wise
| Dr Phyllis M. Wise is an independent director of Nike Inc since November 19, 2009, is Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Washington, where she is also professor of physiology and biophysics, biology, and obstetrics and gynecology. She joined the University of Maryland School of Medicine as an assistant professor in 1976, was appointed associate professor in 1982, and professor in 1987. Dr Wise was appointed a professor and chair of the department of physiology at the University of Kentucky in 1993, and was appointed dean of the division of biological sciences and distinguished professor of neurobiology at the University of California Davis in 2002. In 2005, she was appointed Vice President and Provost at the University of Washington, and was appointed Executive Vice President and Provost in 2007. She has a doctorate in zoology from the University of Michigan, has an honorary doctorate from Swarthmore College, and is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine. |
Mr Orin Smith
| Orin C. Smith, 69, is retired and was President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks Corporation from 2000 to 2005. He joined Starbucks as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1990, became President and Chief Operating Officer in 1994, and became a director of Starbucks in 1996. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Smith spent a total of 14 years with Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Smith has been a director of Nike, Inc. since 2004 and of Washington Mutual, Inc. since 2005. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Conservation International and the University of Washington Board of Regents and is Chairman of the Starbucks Foundation Board. Mr. Smith has been a Director of the Company since 2006. |
Terry Rathert
| Terry W. Rathert was promoted from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President in May 2009 and previously was promoted from Vice President to Senior Vice President in November 2004. Prior to being named Chief Financial Officer in early 2000, Mr. Rathert served as Vice President — Planning and Administration and Secretary since July 1997. From 1992 to 1997, he served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and from 1989 to 1992 he coordinated the Company’s planning and marketing activities. Mr. Rathert was one of our founding members. Prior to Newfield, Mr. Rathert was Director of Economic Planning and Analysis for Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production Company. Mr. Rathert serves on Texas A&M University’s Petroleum Engineering Department’s Industry Board, the Board of Directors of the Greater Houston YMCA, as treasurer of the American Exploration and Production Council, on the Board of the Houston Energy Finance Group and is a member of the Texas Southeast Region of Trustees for the Independent Producers Association of America. Mr. Rathert has a degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and has completed the Management Program at Rice University. |