Mark+Parker



=Mark Parker= Mark parker is the current C.E.O. of Nike, a famous shoes and clothes company. Nike is one of the top profitable companies in America and he is the man who brought it to this status. He was born in Poughkeepsie New York and was raised there. He loved sports his whole life and was interested in running. When he was young he modified his shoes for better performance out of them, and always came up with new ideas. In college he ran for the Penn state track team. He went to Penn state university and got a bachelors degree in political science. He used this degree to join Nike in 1979 as a foot wear designer, and worked hard for 8 years and was promoted in 1987 to division vice president in charge of development. Then he quickly got promoted to corporate vice president in 1989 and General Manager in 1993. After more hard work mark was promoted to a co president in 2001 and in 2008 he became the C.E.O in charge of shoe designing. Now he spends his time working for Nike and designing shoes. He has too many patens to count and his best known invention Was Nike visible air. This is when the bottom of your shoe contains air for support; this is featured in a lot of Nike shoes. Mark also has a love for art; you see this in his office is covered with art work that he says inspires him to come up with new ideas. He will usually host dinners with artists in order for them to inspire him. Kobe Bryant once said “I will let this man design my shoes because he shows passion in wanting to do it.” Marks secret to success is that he is committed to his job and uses hard work which will always pay off. Mark also succeeds because he always finds a way to get inspired. When players ask for him to design shoes he will take this very seriously and do what will ever give them the best performance. Mark parker is a hardworking dedicated man who is very successful.

“We have challenges but challenges have always made us better and stronger.” – Mark Parker

 “It's not business as usual.”- Mark Parker

“Nike has always been more than a job for me.”-Mark Parker

“The Air Max 360 is an innovation milestone for Nike and for runners. A dream more than 20 years in the making, Air Max 360 reflects Nike's product innovation commitment to create a full air cushioning system for runners. We've replaced foam with 360 degrees of Nike Air, creating the most cushioned Air Max running shoe ever and allowing runners to experience the feeling of running on air.”-Mark Parker