The Seattle Mariners introduced Friday that president of enterprise operations Catie Griggs has resigned from her place.
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Griggs is leaving for a brand new place nearer to household on the east coast, in accordance with a launch from the workforce. She is going to proceed in her function till later this month.
Chairman John Stanton will take over Griggs’ place on an interim foundation till a brand new president of enterprise operations is employed.
“I need to thank Catie for all her arduous work and management over the previous three years. The Mariners grew as a corporation and completed some nice feats together with our 2022 Playoff run, the 2023 All-Star Sport and the NHL Winter Basic throughout her tenure,” Stanton stated in a launch. “In speaking together with her as she grappled with this determination to return to the East Coast it was clear how a lot she valued the folks that make our group and workforce particular. However discovering a chance for Catie and her husband, Justin, to be nearer to their prolonged household was too necessary to move up.
“I do know this was a troublesome determination for Catie, and I recognize her professionalism in working with me as she labored via this course of.”
Griggs turned the primary feminine president of enterprise operations in Mariners historical past when she was employed in July of 2021. The North Carolina native held an identical function with the Atlanta United of the MLS earlier than her arrival.
“I’ve really had a mixture of feelings as I made the extremely troublesome determination to resign from my function as President of Enterprise Operations,” Griggs stated within the launch. “After a lot consideration, I’ve determined to prioritize our household and relocate again to the East Coast to be nearer to each Justin and my growing older dad and mom.
“My time in Seattle attending to know this neighborhood and to work with so many gifted folks at T-Cellular Park and past will all the time be extremely particular to me. I look ahead to seeing what wonderful issues lie forward for the Mariners.”
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