John Hoke, a longtime top design executive at Nike Inc., is retiring after more than three decades shaping new products at the world’s largest sportswear company.
Hoke is stepping down as Nike’s chief innovation officer, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News. In that role, he’d been charged with speeding up the pace of product development.
He’ll stay on board through October to finish some projects and Nike plans to name a successor for the position soon, according to…

