Nordstrom, Inc. appointed Eric Sprunk, former chief operating officer of Nike, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Sprunk will stand for election at Nordstrom’s upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. With Sprunk’s appointment, the Nordstrom Board increased to 11 directors.
Sprunk has over 25 years of leadership experience in the consumer retail industry. Most recently, he was the chief operating officer for Nike from 2013 to 2020, responsible for manufacturing, sourcing, sales, procurement, and technology. While working at Nike, he held various executive positions of increasing responsibility, including executive vice president of global product and merchandising from 2008 to 2013 and executive vice president and general manager of global footwear from 2001 to 2008. Before Nike, Sprunk worked as CPA at PricewaterhouseCoopers, responsible for client service of large multinational companies and financial services organizations.
“We are pleased to welcome an industry veteran of Eric’s caliber to the Nordstrom Board,” said Brad Tilden, chairman of the Board. “Eric’s appointment demonstrates Nordstrom’s commitment to ongoing refreshment and ensuring our Board is composed of directors with relevant skills and expertise to oversee the execution of Nordstrom’s strategy and drive shareholder value. With Eric’s decades of operational experience in the consumer retail industry and track record of driving e-commerce growth and large-scale transformations within a complex global business, we’re confident he will be a valuable addition to the Board and look forward to benefitting from his expertise.”
