The Vice President and General Manager of Nike North America, Ann Hebert, has resigned following the discovery of her son’s trainer resell business.
Hebert’s resignation comes after Bloomberg published an article on her son, Joe Hebert, last week who owns a sneaker resale business named West Coast Streetwear.
In the report, it’s revealed that Joe used an American Express credit card in his mother’s name for his business, even buying a whopping $132,000 worth of exclusive trainers on one occasion to sell for profit later.
Joe did acknowledge his mother’s role at Nike but said that she is far removed from his business, adding that he never received discount codes from her.
However, the Bloomberg piece sparked outrage on the net and left many social media users pretty sceptical of Joe’s business as they wondered whether he had unfair access to limited edition trainers.
Nike told Bloomberg that back in 2018, Ann disclosed all relevant information regarding Joe’s business to the company, saying that there was “no violation of company policy”.
Ann’s resignation was confirmed in an internal email on Monday (March 1), followed by a press release which announced the news.
“Ann Hebert, VP/GM, North America geography has decided to step down from Nike, effectively immediately,” the email reads. “We thank Ann for her more than 25 years with Nike and wish her well.”