Nike Inc. executive Ann Hebert abruptly left the company following a Bloomberg Businessweek report about her son operating a business reselling sneakers and using a credit card in her name.
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Top Nike executive resigns after report of her son using her credit card for sneaker resale business
Hannah Denham, The Washington Post
March 2, 2021
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A top Nike executive who spent 25 years with the company resigned a few days after a report revealed her son s sneaker resale business.
Ann Hebert stepped down from her position as vice president and general manager for Nike North America, the footwear apparel retailer announced Monday afternoon. Nike said the company will announce her replacement shortly.
On Feb. 25, Bloomberg News reported that Hebert s 19-year-old son was circumventing online purchase limits and buying Yeezys and other newly released sneakers en masse to sell them through his resale business, West Coast Streetwear. According to the report, Joe Hebert used an American Express card for West Coast Streetwear, not Nike, in Ann Hebert s name. When asked about the connection, he said he had never received inside information
Nike VP Resigns After Son Uses Her Credit Card To Buy $133K In Shoes To Resell Nike VP Resigns After Son Uses Her Credit Card To Buy $132K In Shoes To Resell