Member of the advisory board for the School of Management (SOM)

Scott’s position includes:~ Responsibility for the strategy,creation and delivery of merchandising product plans for the execution of a global category portfolio~ Directing Global retail and Category teams to ensure delivery of product assortments that drive revenue and margin growth~ Leading x–functional partners to deliver seasonal strategies~ Leading global organization of 20+SPECIALTIES   • Global Retail & Commercial Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution   • Global Business Expertise   • Sports Apparel & Footwear   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience

Scott’s responsibilities include leading, driving, and managing the buying function and process for the Men's Nike Sportswear category in North America. He has worked tirelessly building & implementing commercial merchandising strategies that balance brand initiatives with both top-line and bottom-line goals.Scott leads his team in translating consumer insights and retail KPIs into assortment strategies for both digital (.com) and brick & mortar models. He’s instrumental in setting and executing price and promotional strategies in line with achieving business goals. Scott’s position includes:~ Defining / driving assortment strategies through digital (.com) and stores concepts, delivering unprecedented category financial results - $92M Retail Sales (+38% to PY)~ Forecasting, planning, and implementing the buying strategies to maximize sales & profit~ Directing and Influencing Global retail and Category teams to ensure assortments that support revenue growth~ Leading x–functional partners to deliver seasonal strategies~ Analyzing buying patterns, competitor activities, and predicting future trends~ Leading, managing, and supporting team of direct reportsKEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Scott and his team delivered unprecedented category sales growth in FY14, +7% to budget, including $92M Retail Sales (up 38% to PY)• He increased Net Margins by 1300 Basis Points (BPs) over PY• Scott drove a 17% strategic decrease in style / sku count • He also developed iterative and interactive store communication process leveraging feedback from brick & mortar stores, enabling quick reaction by corporate to capitalize on opps and divert risksSPECIALTIES   • Global Retail & Commercial Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution   • Global Business Expertise   • Sports Apparel & Footwear   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience

As Performance Category Merchandising Director in the Emerging Markets, Scott was responsible for the creation and delivery of strategic merchandising plans for the execution of a $700M (+22% YOY) category portfolio throughout both Asian and Latin American markets, across the footwear, apparel, and equipment business segments.He drove the development and implementation of marketplace segmentation and differentiation strategies while championing and streamlining the go-to-market process across the entire Emerging Markets in order to better maximize existing resources. This eliminated redundancies and aligned cross-functional efforts.KEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS ~ Developed and initiated a scalable assortment planning concept, resulting in line optimization with both top-line revenue and margin growth ~ Created previously undefined process to enable tracking of profitability and productivity metrics within the Emerging Markets ~ Initiated and led x-functional team focused on accelerating the Women’s Business in the Emerging Markets. ~ Owned and implemented pricing strategies across all markets ~ Coached and developed multiple direct reportsSPECIALTIES   • Retail and Merchandising   • Global Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Category Strategy   • Commercial Merchandising Strategies   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution Opportunity   • Product Management Expertise   • Global Business Savvy   • Visionary   • Sports Apparel   • Sports footwear   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience   • Digital and Brick & Mortar Expertise

As the Footwear Merchandising Director in the Emerging Markets, Scott lead the team in defining commercial assortment and merchandising strategies for the Running, Athletic Training, Women’s Training, and Action Sports business across the Asian and Latin American Markets.KEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Led team in development and delivery of footwear segmentation and differentiation strategies to drive sales growth of a $940M business. Strategies implemented resulted in +28% growth over PY  • Conceptualized footwear seeding programs to authenticate training product leveraging the Brasil National Team (CBF)  • Developed $1B performance running business plan, driven through focused marketplace, consumer, and competitor attack plans • Participated as a subject matter expert in the development of Global Merchandising University, a program rolled out to all members of the merchandising community across Nike, Inc. • Guided and mentored team of 3 senior-level merchants SPECIALTIES:   • Retail and Merchandising   • Global Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Category Strategy   • Commercial Merchandising Strategies   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution Opportunity   • Product Management Expertise   • Global Business Savvy   • Visionary   • Sports Apparel   • Sports footwear   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience   • Digital and Brick & Mortar Expertise

As the Apparel Merchandising Director in the Emerging Markets, Scott lead the team in defining commercial assortment and merchandising strategies for the Running, Athletic Training, and Women’s Training business across the Asian and Latin American MarketsKEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS ~ Led team in development and delivery Best Expression Assortments for key retailers ~ Implemented market segmentation strategies with focus on optimizing apparel classifications ~ Led go-to-market process for apparel function within the Emerging Markets team  ~ Provided management, coaching and guidance to team of 4 local merchantsSPECIALTIES   • Retail and Merchandising   • Global Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Category Strategy   • Commercial Merchandising Strategies   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution Opportunity   • Product Management Expertise   • Global Business Savvy   • Visionary   • Sports Apparel   • Sports footwear   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience   • Digital and Brick & Mortar Expertise

As Senior Merchandising Manager - Asia Pacific Equipment, Scott lead the team in defining commercial assortment and merchandising strategies for the equipment business across multiple categories in the Asia Pacific region of Nike. This included driving distribution strategies throughout China, Korea, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand with the goal of delivering both top-line and margin growth for the company.KEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ~ Collaborated with numerous country merchants to identify and commercialize specific marketplace opportunities ~ Influenced global product creation strategies to capitalize on products that drove both top-line and margin growth across European markets. ~ Managed and coached a team of 4 merchantsSPECIALTIES:   • Retail and Merchandising   • Global Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Category Strategy   • Commercial Merchandising Strategies   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution Opportunity   • Product Management Expertise   • Global Business Savvy   • Visionary   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience   • Digital and Brick & Mortar Expertise

As Regional Merchandising Manager for Europe, Scott drove product merchandising and distribution strategies for the equipment business, leading the performance and sportswear business segments; $130M KEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ~ Collaborated with numerous country merchants to identify and commercialize specific marketplace opportunities ~ Influenced global product creation strategies to capitalize on products that drove both top-line and margin growth across European markets. ~ Managed and coached a team of 2 assistant merchantsSPECIALTIES:   • Retail and Merchandising   • Global Merchandising Strategy   • Team Leadership & Mentoring   • Category Strategy   • Commercial Merchandising Strategies   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution Opportunity   • Product Management Expertise   • Global Business Savvy   • Visionary   • Sports Apparel   • Sports footwear   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience   • Digital and Brick & Mortar Expertise

As product line manager in apparel, Scott led cross-functional teams (marketing, design, and development) to execute apparel deliveries. Responsibilities included driving the product creation and development process from idea conception through completion, and turning trend and athlete insight/analysis into compelling products. SPECIALTIES:   • Merchandising Strategy   • Category Strategy   • Brand Initiatives   • Product Management Expertise   • Sports Apparel   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience

As Global Associate Product Line Manager for Nike Bags Division, Scott drove the day to day process, operations, and communications of the global bags business by supporting and learning from senior product managers. SPECIALTIES:   • Retail and Merchandising   • Global Merchandising Strategy   • Category Strategy   • Commercial Merchandising Strategies   • Market Dynamics   • Brand Initiatives   • Category Distribution Opportunity   • Product Management Expertise   • Global Business Savvy   • Visionary   • Creative Problem Solving   • Trend Predictions   • International Leadership / Regional Experience

As Advertising/Marketing and Sales Group Assistant, Scott partnered closely with brand producers to create nationally televised marketing campaigns promoting the National Basketball Association. SPECIALTIES:    • Brand Initiatives   • Visionary   • Creativity   • Marketing