John Lechleiter retires from Nike board of directors

Nike, Inc. has announced that Dr. John C. Lechleiter, a director of the company since 2009 and former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, has decided to retire and will not stand for re-election to the company’s board of directors at the September 2019 annual meeting of shareholders. The company added that Lechleiter’s decision to retire was due to scheduling conflicts with other boards on which he presently serves.