William Perez

William D. Perez ( born September 10, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, USA) of 28 December 2004 to January 2006, Chief Executive Officer of Nike. At the same time he is also a member of the Board at Kellogg.

In 1969 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University and graduated in 1970, the American Graduate School of International Management from and began at the SC Johnson & Son, Inc. in Racine in Wisconsin. From 1997 to 2004 he was there CEO and president. He became a member of the board of Kellogg Company, where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Marketing Committee in 1999.

He was the successor to 2004 Phil Knight at Nike in December. In January 2006, he resigned and was followed by Mark Parker.