Charlie Denson

Title: President, Nike Brand

Born: Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Education: B.A., Business, Utah State University, 1978

Joined Nike: 1979

First position: Assistant store manager of The Athletic Department, the first Nike-owned retail store in Portland, Oregon. (1979-1980)

Other positions held at Nike

East Coast Sports Marketing Representative for College Basketball, Pro Football & Pro Baseball, Boston (1980-1981)
Futures 1 Customer Service Manager for Western U.S., Portland (1981-1982)
Sales Representative, Footwear & Apparel, Los Angeles (1982-1989)
Southern California Footwear Sales Manager (1989-1990)
Strategic Accounts Apparel GMM, Portland (1990-1991)
Foot Locker Footwear GMM (1991)
Head, Sales Training & Development (1992)
Director, SAI (FootAction, TSA, JCP, TFL, and TAF) (1993-1994)
Director, USA Apparel Sales (1994)
Director, USA Sales (1994-1997)
Vice President, European Sales, Hilversum, The Netherlands (1997-1998)
Vice President and General Manager, Nike Europe (1998-2000)
Vice President and General Manager, Nike USA (2000-2001)
President, Nike Brand (2001-present)
Charlie Denson is a Nike veteran with broad, global experience. He joined Nike in 1979, starting as an assistant manager in one of Nike’s original retail stores in Portland, Oregon. He has held a variety of senior general management roles, including leadership of Nike’s U.S. and European businesses. As President, Charlie oversees all aspects of the Nike brand worldwide.

Before joining Nike, Charlie worked at Meier & Frank in Portland, Oregon.

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