From trainee to the top job at Nike. That’s the story of Elliott Hill, who has just been appointed CEO of the sportswear brand with the comma. An appointment that has galvanised the media and the professional world, made by a man who knows the American equipment manufacturer like the back of his hand.
He is the perfect example of internal promotion. A graduate of Texas Christian University and Ohio University with a master’s degree in sports management, Elliott Hill joined Nike in 1988 as a sales trainee in the textile segment. He stayed with the brand until 2020, holding around twenty positions over three decades. This autumn, at the age of 60, he reaches the apotheosis of his career.
32 years’ experience at Nike
His career could be the subject of a course on business success entitled ‘Entering by the back door to climb the hierarchy’. A definition that seems to have been devised by him and for him.
Arriving at Nike after his studies, Elliott Hill gradually worked his way up to the top of the American brand. It’s hard to name all the positions he has held at the American sports brand, as the businessman has held no fewer than 19. In 1991, he joined the sales team before becoming manager four years later. In 1998, he became director of team sports, before taking on his first role as vice-president of sales and retail EMEA in 2000.
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