Post on 05-Aug-2015
Phil Knight
Born in Portland OR Former CEO of Nike
Nike
• Co-founded by Phil Knight
• Located in Beaverton, Oregon
• Founded in 1971
• Has 26,700 employees
Nike Finance
• Competitors include Adidas, sketchers, K-Swiss and Reebok.
• Stock Price is currently 55.05$ per Share
• Stock is up by 11.39% in the last year
Nike Products
• Shoes– They can be priced from anywhere to 30$ all
the way to 150$, shoes are their main selling product.
Nike Products
• Golf Equipment – They sell everything related to golf, golf balls,
golf bags, golf shoes, golf clubs– The most famous athlete they sponsor is
Tiger Woods who is a golfer.– Golf products in Nike are almost as famous as
the Nike Shoes.
Phil Knight and Nike Highlights
> Phil Knight co- founded Nike in 1971
> He used the great hobby of running for his inspiration to make Nike.
> He later became the CEO of Nike and greatly expanded the business to new products and across seas.
> Phil was great with communication to his other co-founders to create such a successful business today