NIKE Inc 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 $4.6 billion in global apparel revenues.
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 $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 $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 $1.72 billion.
She will report toCraig 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.
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