Nike appoints new board member

20/11/2006

Nike Inc. has appointed media executive Johnathan Rodgers to the company's board of directors. Mr Rodgers is president and CEO of TV One, a cable channel that currently serves approximately 33 million households and offers a range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented programming for adult African- American viewers.


He started his career as a writer and reporter for Sports Illustrated.

Since 2001, Mr Rodgers has served on the board of Procter & Gamble Company as a member of its Innovation and Technology Committee.