Published: November 19, 2009
Phyllis M. Wise Joins Nike's Board of Directors
BEAVERTON, Ore. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced that Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D. has
been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Wise, 64, is the
Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Washington,
where she is also professor of physiology and biophysics, biology, and
obstetrics and gynecology.
"Dr. Wise's outstanding academic career, experience as a respected
university leader and administrator of a multi-billion-dollar budget for
the University of Washington, is a rare combination that makes her an
ideal addition to our board," said Philip H. Knight, Nike Founder and
Chairman. "We look forward to her contributions to expand Nike's
position as the industry leader in innovation."
Wise was appointed Vice President and Provost of the University of
Washington in August 2005 and became Executive Vice President in
September 2007.
Wise has been a faculty member at a number of prominent research
universities, first joining the University of Maryland School of
Medicine as an assistant professor in 1976, and thereafter was appointed
associate professor in 1982 and professor in 1987. At the University of
Kentucky, she was appointed as professor and chair of the department of
physiology in 1993 and in 2002, Wise was appointed as dean of the
division of biological sciences and distinguished professor of
neurobiology at the University of California Davis.
Wise has a doctorate in zoology from the University of Michigan, an
honorary doctorate from Swarthmore College and is an elected member of
the National Academies Institute of Medicine.
About NIKE, Inc.
NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading
designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear,
apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and
fitness activities. Wholly-owned Nike subsidiaries include Cole Haan,
which designs, markets and distributes luxury shoes, handbags,
accessories and coats; Converse Inc., which designs, markets and
distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Hurley
International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports
and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories; and Umbro Ltd., a
leading United Kingdom-based global football (soccer) brand. For more
information, visit www.nikebiz.com.
NIKE, Inc.
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