Mark Parker who worked his way up at Nike from a footwear designer to CEO still maintains a sketchbook.
![Meet the Boss: Mark Parker, the brains, flair and CEO of Nike | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad Meet the Boss: Mark Parker, the brains, flair and CEO of Nike | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad](https://img.maximummedia.ie/joe_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvbWVkaWEtam9lLm1heGltdW1tZWRpYS5pZS5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tXFxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC8yMDE0XFxcLzEwXFxcL01hcmstUGFya2VyLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3NDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo0MTYsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5qb2UuaWVcXFwvYXNzZXRzXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9qb2VcXFwvbm8taW1hZ2UucG5nP2lkPTI2NGEyZGJlMzcwZjJjNjc1ZmNkXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6ImVjMjMyYTI3Y2VjMzYxMGM5NjI2MjRlN2RlYjMwY2MyMDYxYWU5ZjUifQ==/mark-parker.jpg)
Meet the Boss: Mark Parker, the brains, flair and CEO of Nike | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad
![Nike's CEO Mark Parker hangs up his running shoes ... How an average marathon geek became an innovative shoe designer, and the world's most creative CEO - Peter Fisk Nike's CEO Mark Parker hangs up his running shoes ... How an average marathon geek became an innovative shoe designer, and the world's most creative CEO - Peter Fisk](https://www.peterfisk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ff_nike-parker_office.jpg)
Nike's CEO Mark Parker hangs up his running shoes ... How an average marathon geek became an innovative shoe designer, and the world's most creative CEO - Peter Fisk
![Nike's CEO Mark Parker hangs up his running shoes ... How an average marathon geek became an innovative shoe designer, and the world's most creative CEO - Peter Fisk Nike's CEO Mark Parker hangs up his running shoes ... How an average marathon geek became an innovative shoe designer, and the world's most creative CEO - Peter Fisk](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v7TuHdN2tQs/maxresdefault.jpg)