( MENAFN - AETOSWire) (BUSINESS WIRE )--The Board of Directors of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced today that Elliott Hill will become President and Chief Executive Officer of NIKE, Inc., effective October 14, 2024. Hill will also become a Director of the NIKE, Inc. Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee.

Nike on Thursday named a company veteran, Elliott Hill, to be its next CEO, an announcement that immediately boosted the company’s flagging stock price and elicited cheers from insiders. Hill, 60, will succeed embattled CEO John Donahoe on Oct.

Nike CEO John Donahoe is retiring from his position and longtime company veteran Elliott Hill is returning to take the top job. Donahoe is slated to step down on Oct. 13 but will remain on as an adivsor through the end of January.