“No one is more qualified to lead North America’s next stage of strategic growth, grounded in sport,” Craig Williams, Nike’s president of geographies and marketplace, said in a statement.

“We have to acknowledge that,” said Craig Williams, Nike’s president of global geographies and marketplace, according to a 292-page court filing made last month in an ongoing federal lawsuit.

But for more than 20 years, Craig Williams ’01 MBA has led global teams at iconic consumer brands to achieve winning results amid an ever-shifting commercial and cultural environment. Now the ...