Experience

• 2013 – 2018: President, NIKE Brand, NIKE, Inc.
• 2006 – 2013: Executive Vice President, Global Brand & Category Management, NIKE, Inc.
• 2002 – 2006: Corporate Vice President, Global Brand Management, NIKE, Inc.
• 2000 – 2002: Vice President, U.S. Brand Marketing, NIKE, Inc.
• 1999 – 2000: Vice President, EMEA Marketing, NIKE, Inc.
• 1997 – 1999: Director, Europe Marketing, NIKE, Inc.
• 1992 – 1997: Director, Americas Marketing, NIKE, Inc.
• 1986 – 1992: Various leadership roles in marketing and global business development, Colgate-Palmolive Company

Other Public Company Directorships

• 2022 – Present: Funko, Inc.

Former Public Company Directorships

• 2021 – 2022: Iron Spark I, Inc.
• 2012 – 2018: Mattel, Inc.

Notable Skills and Qualifications and Key Board Contributions:

• Mr. Edwards brings with him 25 years of experience at NIKE, Inc., a publicly traded multinational footwear, apparel and equipment company, leading all facets of its $34 billion NIKE brand business, including strategy and brand evolution with a focus on elevating and advancing the brand and business through creativity and innovation.
• Mr. Edwards has deep expertise in, and provides impactful perspectives about, product, design, innovation, marketing, merchandising, brand management, and global distribution of apparel and footwear products from his tenure at NIKE, where he led the brand to significant growth putting the consumer and the athlete at the center of all the company did and by spearheading a number of break-through product and consumer innovations.
• Mr. Edwards’s leadership of the NIKE brand’s wholesale, retail and e-commerce operations globally, and his focus on transforming the digital landscape and connection with consumers digitally enables him to contribute valuable insights on the intersection of marketing and direct-to-consumer technology and implementation of digital and technology strategies.