Nike’s Head Of North America Resigns

Nike’s vice president and general manager of North America, Ann Hebert, left the company effective Monday, the sporting giant said in a press release. She spent over 25 years with the company. Nike said it would name a new head of North America soon. The news comes after a Bloomberg report that included details about Hebert’s son, Joe Hebert, who runs a sneaker reselling business and used an American Express corporate card in Ann Hebert’s name for the business. In answering whether the events were tied, Nike told Retail Dive that “Ann Hebert made the decision to resign from Nike.” At the time of Bloomberg‘s report, Nike told the publication Ann Hebert had disclosed information about Joe Hebert’s business to the company in 2018, and it was not a violation of policy or a conflict of interest. Read more at Retail Dive.