As President of the Affiliates, Lewis L. (Lee) Bird is responsible for Nike's other brands, namely Cole Haan, Converse Inc., Hurley International LLC and Umbro Ltd., as well as leading NIKE, Inc.'s external new business development activities.

Prior to Nike, Lee spent five years with Gap Inc. in executive positions including COO of Gap and CFO of Old Navy. Before Gap Inc., Lee held executive roles in Finance, Operations and Strategy at Gateway Inc., AlliedSignal and Ford Motor Company. Lee has more than 20 years of operations, finance, and business development experience at multinational companies with diverse brand portfolios.