Ann Hebert, vice president and general manager of Nike's North America business, resigned after a Bloomberg Businessweek report highlighted a successful sneaker reseller named Joe Hebert, who was revealed to be Ann's 19-year-old son. Speaking about the success of West Coast Streetwear, Joe told Bloomberg, "In May we did $600,000." The Bloomberg report also revealed that Joe had used a credit card in Ann's name to purchase over $132,000 in sneakers to flip them with a sizeable markup.
Ann Hebert decided to step down from her position on Monday (March 1) after the piece was published and scrutiny was placed on her, as Nike forbids its employees from participating in reselling. Sandra Carreon-John, a Nike spokesperson added that Ann had disclosed information about her son’s business in 2018 and the spokesperson said she hadn’t violated any company policy.
Carreon-John, stated, "There was no violation of company policy, privileged information, or conflicts of interest, nor is there any commercial affiliation between WCS LLC and Nike, including the direct buying or selling of Nike products."
Nike said it plans to announce the head of its North America geography soon.
Source: Daily Mail
