Shuffle Board: Vitale Leaves Versace, Nike’s Third Shake-Up

Group 1: Nike's Leadership Restructuring - Nike has restructured its senior leadership team as part of its "Win Now" strategy to enhance execution and reduce management layers [2][3] - Venkatesh Alagirisamy has been promoted to COO, overseeing supply chain, operations, manufacturing, sustainability, and technology, with the CTO role being removed from the CEO's reporting line [3] - The restructuring includes the exit of two EVPs, Craig Williams and Muge Dogan, with the CCO role being eliminated entirely [3][4] - Nike's four regional heads will now report directly to CEO Elliott Hill, and sales will report to CFO Matt Friend, aiming for tighter integration of operations and technology [4] Group 2: Burberry's Executive Appointments - Burberry has appointed Matteo Calonaci as chief operating and supply chain officer and Johnattan Leon as chief customer officer [5][6] - Calonaci will oversee supply chain, planning, strategy, transformation, and data analytics, succeeding Klaus Bierbrauer [6] - Leon will lead customer engagement, service, and retail excellence teams, transitioning from his role as senior vice president of commercial [7][8] Group 3: Versace's Creative Director Change - Following the Prada Group's acquisition of Versace, Dario Vitale, the creative director, is stepping down after eight months in the role [9] - Until a new creative director is appointed, the design team will report directly to Versace CEO Emmanuel Gintzburger [9]