(Reuters) - Nike Inc (N:NKE), the world's biggest sports shoe company, said it had started a succession plan for Chairman Phil Knight and said he would transfer his ownership in the company to Swoosh, a limited liability company.
Knight said he recommended current CEO Mark Parker to succeed him as chairman, expectedly in 2016.
Nike said Knight owned 128.5 million Class A common stock in the company which represented about 15 percent of combined total outstanding Class A and Class B common stock.