MLSE hires Keith Pelley as president and CEO
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) introduced the hiring of Keith Pelley as the corporate’s president and chief government officer on Thursday.
Pelley will begin within the function on April 2.
Pelley, 60, leaves his present place as CEO of the DP World Tour golf circuit (beforehand the European Tour. His different earlier expertise contains the president of Rogers Sports & Media (identified then as Rogers Media), president of TSN and president of the Toronto Argonauts.
“I am extremely grateful to MLSE ownership for the chance to return home and lead one of the very best organizations in the world of sports and entertainment,” mentioned Pelley. “It has been a huge honour to be the CEO of the European Tour group over the past eight and a half years, and I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved during that time. This was the one opportunity I simply could not resist because of what this city and its teams mean to me. I look forward to joining MLSE in April and bringing the values to the organization – culture, teamwork and community – that have been so important to me over the course of my career.”
MLSE is the mum or dad firm of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, and the Argonauts.
The final president and CEO of MLSE was Michael Friisdahl, who held the place from 2015 to 2022. Cynthia Devine, MLSE’s chief monetary officer, has been the appearing CEO since Friisdahl’s departure.
Devine will retire from her function at MLSE as soon as Pelley begins with the corporate.
“Today is a very proud day for MLSE as we are able to welcome home one of our industry’s most accomplished sports, entertainment and media leaders to steer the company moving forward and build on its successes as a global sports and entertainment leader,” mentioned MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum. “Keith is a dynamic and revolutionary chief who’s firmly dedicated to constructing a championship tradition at each stage within the group in addition to reinforcing MLSE’s pleasure in its management roles in our trade and neighborhood.”
Editor’s Note: Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Sportsnet, additionally has a 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
