A Timeline of Nike’s 5 CEOs That Have Held the Role Since 1972

Nike is one of rare public companies that has managed to broadly limit turnover in its top role. Since its official founding in 1972, Nike has only had five chief executive officers. Nike co-founder Phil Knight served as the first CEO in 1972 until he passed these responsibilities to his first successor in 2004. And fast-forward to October, Elliott Hill became Nike’s newest CEO.

From Knight to Hill, here is a timeline of all of the leaders who once served as Nike’s CEO.

Phil...