BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) – For nearly two decades, John Griffith sat at the center of one of the most powerful marketing operations in the world.
As Nike’s head of Global Brand Marketing, Music Supervision, Strategy and Licensing, Griffith controlled which music vendors got hired — and at what price. It was a position of significant trust inside the Beaverton sportswear giant, one that gave him direct authority over millions of dollars in music contracts.
But now, Washington County prosecutors are saying he used that authority to steal…