Fortune magazine named Mark Parker, Nike Inc.'s CEO, its 2015 Businessperson of the Year. Fortune's profile on Parker noted that Parker has more than doubled Nike Inc.'s sales since taking over in 2006 and recently announced a goal to expand sales from $30 billion to $50 billion in 2020.
“It’s about time the media discovered Mark Parker,” Phil Knight said in an interview with Fortune. “It’s like, where have you been? He’s been a nine-year sensation.”
The Fortune article on Mark Parker is here.
The top five of the list of 50 executives included: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO; Andrew Wilson, CEO, Electronic Arts; Tim Cook, Apple's CEO; and Ajay Banga, CEO, Mastercard.
Other execs in the sports space making the list of the top-50 executives included Morris Goldfarb, CEO, G-III Apparel, 26; Kevin Plank, Under Armour's CEO, 36; Tim Boyle, Columbia Sportswear's CEO, 43; and Richard Johnson, Foot Locker's CEO, 49. The top 50 list is here.
