Complex sentence: William D. Perez succeeded Phil Knight as CEO of Nike, Inc and served from November 2004 until his announcment on January 23,2006 that he was resigning from Nike due to disagreements with Nike founder and chairman Philip Knight over how to run the company.
Split into simpler sentences: William D. Perez succeeded Phil Knight as CEO of Nike, Inc in November of 2004. On January 23,2006, Perez announced his resignation from Nike following disagreements with Nike founder and chairman Philip Knight over how to run the company.