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Nike announces new CEO in wake of doping scandal 

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Nike has announced that the former eBay CEO John Donahoe will be the company's new president and CEO. 

Donahoe will succeed Mark Parker, who instead will become the company's executive chairman. 

The restructuring comes in the wake of a doping scandal at Nike's Oregon Project, which reportedly had ties back to Parker. 

24 October 2019 - 8:25 AM

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