Executive Transactions

Nike named four new VPs in corporate and brand roles. Former Global Brand Dir for Sports Culture DERMOTT CLEARY becomes VP/Sport Culture & Category Marketing. Former Global Apparel Operations Dir DIANA CRIST becomes Global Apparel VP/Merchandising Operations. LARRY HARPER, who joined Nike in ’99 and has served as National Sales Manager and GM for Chicago and L.A., has been named VP/U.S. Geographical Business Units. Also, Treasurer BOB WOODRUFF has been named VP & Treasurer (Nike)....Wieden & Kennedy named STEVE LUKER co-Creative Dir for the Portland office. Luker was most recently Creative Dir on the agency’s Nike account (Portland OREGONIAN, 12/15)....Rogers Sportsnet Producer DEB SANDERSON “is leaving to become” a VP at The Shopping Channel (TORONTO STAR, 12/15).

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