Converse Trading Co Ltd
Zavia.ai’s on-file record for this profile (internal ID 217512168) gives the company’s name as Converse Trading Co Ltd, lists a country code of Panama (PA) and http://converse.com/ as its website, and carries no registration number and no incorporation date. The website on file, converse.com, is the global corporate and e-commerce site of Converse, the American athletic-footwear and apparel brand best known for the Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker, rather than a Panama-specific address, so the precise Panama-registered legal entity behind this record cannot be confirmed from the supplied data alone. Searches of Panama’s Registro Público, carried out through the free-tier Panadata registry aggregator and general public-record lookups rather than a direct paid registry query, did not return any company registered in Panama under the name Converse Trading Co Ltd or a close variant, and no plausible local candidate entity could be identified for this profile from the sources checked. NIKE, Inc.’s own most recent Exhibit 21 subsidiaries list, filed with its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2026, names only Converse Inc., a Delaware corporation, as its disclosed Converse-related subsidiary, and does not list any Panama entity or any entity called Converse Trading. An earlier NIKE, Inc. Exhibit 21 filing did disclose a similarly named Converse Trading Company B.V., but that entity was formed in the Netherlands, not Panama, and uses a different legal-form designation, so it is a distinct entity from this record and should not be assumed to be the same company. At the confirmed brand level, Converse Inc. designs, markets and distributes athletic and casual footwear, apparel and accessories, and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) since NIKE completed its acquisition of 100 percent of Converse’s equity for approximately $305 million on 4 September 2003, as disclosed in NIKE, Inc.’s SEC filings. Converse maintains an official retail and e-commerce presence in Panama at converse.com.pa, with store locations reported in Panama City shopping centres including Metromall and Multiplaza. None of this establishes that Converse Trading Co Ltd is part of the Converse or NIKE corporate group.
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Shareholders
Shareholders of Converse Trading Co Ltd (Panama)
No shareholder register specific to a Panama-registered Converse Trading Co Ltd was located in this review. Panama’s Registro Público can record share-capital and shareholder information for registered sociedades, but no entity matching this record’s exact name could be identified through free public-record tools or the Panadata aggregator, so no shareholder filing was available to examine, and a direct paid registry search was not carried out.
At the group level, NIKE, Inc. is a publicly traded U.S. company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker NKE, with a dual-class share structure. According to NIKE, Inc.’s own FY2026 proxy statement (Form DEF 14A, filed 15 July 2026 with the SEC), the company’s Class A Stock, the class that elects the majority of NIKE’s board, is primarily held by Swoosh, LLC, an entity formed in 2015 by NIKE co-founder Philip H. Knight to hold the majority of his Class A shares. Class B Stock, which trades publicly on the NYSE, is held by a broad public shareholder base. If a Panama entity behind this record were confirmed as a Converse/NIKE group operating or trading subsidiary, its shareholder would ordinarily be expected to be a Converse Inc. or NIKE group holding company at or near 100 percent, consistent with a standard wholly owned local operating entity rather than a company with a dispersed public shareholder base; this is stated as a reasonable inference from the group’s known, confirmed ownership pattern, not as a verified local shareholding fact, since no Panama-specific shareholder filing was reviewed for this record.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No ultimate beneficial owner has been verified for the specific Panama entity behind this record. At the confirmed group level, NIKE, Inc.’s FY2026 proxy statement identifies Swoosh, LLC, the Knight family holding vehicle, as the primary holder of Class A Stock, but this is disclosed only at the NIKE, Inc. group level; it has not been confirmed as forming a complete, consistently dated ownership chain down to any specific Panama-registered entity, so no calculated effective UBO percentage is presented for this record.
Data availability
Country availability for this record: Not found at the local Panama entity level, since no Panama-registered entity matching this record’s name, and therefore no shareholder filing specific to it, could be identified. Full disclosure is available at the confirmed NIKE, Inc. group level through SEC filings and proxy statements. The absence of local shareholder data should not be read as evidence that a Panama entity behind this record has no shareholders or ultimate owner.
Officers
Directors and officers of Converse Trading Co Ltd (Panama)
No dignatario, director or legal representative specific to a Panama-registered Converse Trading Co Ltd was confirmed in this review. Panama’s Registro Público typically records a company’s dignatarios (commonly President, Secretary and Treasurer) and any registered legal representative (apoderado) in its pacto social and subsequent filings, but no entity matching this record’s exact name could be identified through the free public-record tools and the Panadata aggregator checked for this review, so no officer filing was available to examine.
Global Converse and NIKE executive leadership does not represent, and should not be read as, any Panama entity’s registered legal representative or local management. As of 2026, Converse Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer is Aaron Cain, a NIKE veteran who succeeded Jared Carver in the role, according to trade-press reporting on official company announcements. These are brand-level executive appointments, not Panama corporate-registry appointments, and this individual is not presented here as an officer of any Panama-registered entity.
Data availability
Country availability for this record: Not found. Panama does publish dignatario and legal-representative information for registered companies, but no entity matching this record’s name could be located to search, and a direct, typically paid, Registro Público search was not completed for this record. This should not be read as evidence that no such entity, or no directors or legal representative, exists.
Group Structure
Group structure of Converse Trading Co Ltd (Panama)
No verified corporate-group relationship has been established between this record and NIKE, Inc. or Converse Inc. Searches of Panama’s Registro Público, conducted through free public-record tools and the Panadata aggregator rather than a direct paid registry query, did not identify any company registered in Panama under the name Converse Trading Co Ltd or a close variant, so it has not been possible to confirm this record’s own registration details, let alone any parent-subsidiary link. Any relationship between this record and the global Converse/NIKE group is therefore, at most, a possible relationship (unverified), not a confirmed one.
At the confirmed group level, Converse Inc., a Delaware corporation, has been a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) since NIKE completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Converse’s equity shares for approximately $305 million on 4 September 2003, as disclosed in NIKE, Inc.’s Form 8-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. NIKE, Inc.’s Exhibit 21 subsidiaries list filed with its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2026 discloses Converse Inc. as its sole named Converse-related subsidiary and does not list any Panama entity or any entity named Converse Trading. An earlier NIKE, Inc. Exhibit 21 filing separately disclosed a Converse Trading Company B.V., formed in the Netherlands, which is a distinct entity from this Panama-country-coded record in both jurisdiction and legal form and should not be treated as the same company. Consolidated group filings of this kind typically list only significant subsidiaries and do not provide an exhaustive register of every country-level operating or trading entity, so the absence of a Panama entity from this list does not itself prove that no such entity exists.
Data availability
Country availability for this record: Not found at the local Panama entity level, since no Panama-registered entity matching this record’s name could be located from the sources reviewed, and no official filing confirms a group link. Full disclosure is available at the confirmed NIKE, Inc. / Converse Inc. group level through NIKE’s SEC filings and official announcements. The absence of a confirmed local entity or a confirmed group link should not be read as evidence that this record is unrelated to the Converse/NIKE group, only that no such link has been verified from the sources available for this review.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the legal name on file for this Zavia.ai record?
The record lists the company name as Converse Trading Co Ltd, with a country code of Panama (PA) and the website http://converse.com/ on file. No registration number or incorporation date is on file for this record.
Is Converse Trading Co Ltd registered in Panama?
No Panama-registered company under the name Converse Trading Co Ltd, or a close variant, could be identified through searches of Panama's Registro Público conducted via the free-tier Panadata registry aggregator and general public-record lookups. This means no matching entity was found by these means, not that no such entity exists; a direct paid Registro Público search was not carried out for this review.
What is Converse Trading Co Ltd's registration number?
No registration number is on file for this record, and none could be confirmed for a Panama entity of this name from the sources reviewed.
When was Converse Trading Co Ltd incorporated?
No incorporation date is on file for this record, and none could be confirmed for a Panama entity of this name from the sources reviewed.
Is this the same company as the global Converse shoe brand?
Not confirmed. The website on file, converse.com, is the global corporate site of Converse Inc., the American footwear and apparel brand, but no official filing links a Panama-registered Converse Trading Co Ltd to Converse Inc. or NIKE, Inc. Global Converse/NIKE facts describe the brand-level group and should not be read as facts about this specific Panama record unless stated otherwise.
Who owns Converse Inc. globally?
Converse Inc., a Delaware corporation, has been a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) since NIKE completed its acquisition of 100 percent of Converse's equity for approximately $305 million on 4 September 2003, according to NIKE, Inc.'s SEC filings.
Does NIKE, Inc.'s SEC subsidiaries list include a Panama Converse entity?
No. NIKE, Inc.'s Exhibit 21 subsidiaries list filed with its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2026 names only Converse Inc. (Delaware) as its disclosed Converse-related subsidiary; it does not list any Panama entity or any entity called Converse Trading.
Has NIKE ever disclosed an entity called Converse Trading anywhere?
Yes, but not in Panama. An earlier NIKE, Inc. Exhibit 21 filing disclosed Converse Trading Company B.V., a Netherlands-formed entity, which is a different jurisdiction and legal form from the Panama-country-coded Converse Trading Co Ltd on file in this record, so the two should not be assumed to be the same company.
Who are the shareholders of Converse Trading Co Ltd?
No shareholder information specific to a Panama entity of this name was located. At the group level, NIKE, Inc.'s Class A Stock is primarily held by Swoosh, LLC, a holding vehicle formed by NIKE co-founder Philip H. Knight, per NIKE's FY2026 proxy statement; this is a group-level fact and is not confirmed as applying to this Panama record.
Who are the directors or officers of Converse Trading Co Ltd?
No director, dignatario or legal representative specific to a Panama entity of this name was confirmed. Converse Inc.'s global President and CEO, Aaron Cain, is a brand-level executive appointment and does not represent this Panama record's officers.
Does Converse operate retail stores in Panama?
Yes. Converse maintains an official retail and e-commerce presence in Panama at converse.com.pa, with stores reported in Panama City shopping centres including Metromall and Multiplaza. This reflects brand-level retail presence and is not confirmation of any specific Converse Trading Co Ltd legal entity.
What is the country-availability rating for shareholder and officer information on this record?
Not found, at the local Panama entity level, for both shareholders and officers, since no Panama-registered entity matching this record's exact name could be identified. Full disclosure is available only at the confirmed NIKE, Inc. group level.
Why can't Zavia.ai confirm the exact legal entity behind this record?
Because the on-file website (converse.com) points to a global corporate site rather than a Panama-specific address, and because no Panama registry record matching the exact name Converse Trading Co Ltd could be found through the free public-record tools used in this review. A direct, typically paid, Registro Público search was not carried out.
Is Converse Inc. itself publicly listed on a stock exchange?
No. Converse Inc. is privately held as a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. NIKE, Inc. is the publicly listed entity, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker NKE.
Should the absence of a confirmed Panama entity be read as evidence that Converse Trading Co Ltd does not exist or is not linked to Converse/NIKE?
No. It only means that no matching entity or relationship could be verified from the sources available for this review; it is not evidence of non-existence or of the absence of a relationship.