Nike president Trevor Edwards has resigned and will retire in August, the brand announced on Thursday, moments after Nike sent out a company-wide email to its employees alluding to workplace behavior issues.
"Over the past few weeks, we've become aware of reports occurring within our organization that do not reflect our core values of inclusivity, respect and empowerment at a time when we are accelerating our transition to the next stage of growth and advance of our culture," Nike CEO and chairman Mark Parker said in the internal communication obtained by ESPN. "This disturbs and saddens me."
While the note did not specifically implicate Edwards, Parker did say that he "determined to make the necessary changes so that our culture and our company can evolve and grow.