Nike Changes Umbro/Nike UK & Ireland Leadership
NIKE Inc. announces that Jim Allaker, currently VP/GM of Nike UK & Ireland, will become the new CEO and president of Umbro. He will be succeeded as GM of the Nike UK & Ireland organization by Marc Van Pappelendam, who most recently was the VP/GM of Nike Eastern and Central Europe, based in Hilversum, the Netherlands.
Throughout his 21-year Nike career, Allaker has held various positions in finance and operations at Nike world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon and at the Nike European headquarters. He has been VP/GM of the UK & Ireland since 2006 and his role prior to that was VP of Finance, Planning and Operations for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In his new role at Umbro, Allaker replaces Matthew Cook, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
Marc van Pappelendam, who succeeds Allaker as the VP/GM of Nike UK & Ireland, moves from his role as VP/GM of the Central/Eastern Europe region. Previous to that he was the VP of Commerce for the former Europe, Middle East and Africa region. A native of Holland, Van Pappelendam has also been GM of Nike's Northern Europe sub-region.
Throughout his 21-year Nike career, Allaker has held various positions in finance and operations at Nike world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon and at the Nike European headquarters. He has been VP/GM of the UK & Ireland since 2006 and his role prior to that was VP of Finance, Planning and Operations for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In his new role at Umbro, Allaker replaces Matthew Cook, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
Marc van Pappelendam, who succeeds Allaker as the VP/GM of Nike UK & Ireland, moves from his role as VP/GM of the Central/Eastern Europe region. Previous to that he was the VP of Commerce for the former Europe, Middle East and Africa region. A native of Holland, Van Pappelendam has also been GM of Nike's Northern Europe sub-region.