Nike has appointed Noel Kinder as its new VP-chief sustainability officer (CSO). Employed with the company for the past 19 years, Kinder was most recently Vice President, Sustainable Manufacturing and Sourcing. Prior to this, he was General Manager, Nike Vietnam, LLC where he was responsible for all manufacturing operations. He has held a wide range of leadership positions in the company’s footwear and apparel divisions, as well as roles in strategic planning and finance. Prior to his roles at Nike, Kinder also served in the Peace Corps, spending two years in Honduras.

Kinder will report to Eric Sprunk, Nike’s Chief Operating Officer and Tom Clarke, President of Advanced Innovation, with oversight from the Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability & Governance Committee of the Nike Inc. board of directors. He will succeed Hannah Jones, a 20-year Nike veteran as CSO, who after 14 years in the role will become President of Nike Valiant Labs, the company’s in-house new business model incubator.