Paris – He New York Mets They are hiring the person who supervises the Us open Tennis Tournament, Lew Sherr, as its new president of commercial operations.
Sherr has been the CEO and executive director of the US Tennis Association since 2022 and has worked there since 2010, previously included as the Director of Income. His departure was announced by the USTA on Friday; It will remain there until the end of June, then start with the METS in July.
“For now, my approach is the softer transition as possible,” Sherr said in an interview with Associated Press in the France open. “But I am very excited about what is happening there.
Steve Cohen It is among the bidders for three casino licenses To be granted by the New York State Games Commission and has been pressing so that the State Legislature reclassifies the parking adjacent to Citi Field, also near the facilities that house the US open, from parks to commercial lands for a games installation.
The METS announced the departure of Scott Havens as their president of commercial operations on Tuesday; He was in that position since December 2023. Legal director Kathie Pothier, Marketing director Andy Goldberg, communications director Nancy Elder and the senior vice president of Finance Peter Woll have gone since November.
The USTA said Brian Vahaly and Andrea Hirsch will be internal co-celes during a search for the Sherr replacement. Vahaly is president of the Junta de Usta; Hirsch is the Operations Director and the legal director of the USTA.
In the time of Sherr as CEO, the USTA has seen a growth in the participation of tennis throughout the country, along with increases in open assistance, sponsorships and income from the United States of ticket sale and transmission rights.
“We have taken great swings,” Sherr said Friday, “and fortunately, they are paying off.”
Last week, he spoke at a press conference in New York to present A $ 800 million project To update the Arthur Ashe stadium and create a players’ performance center on the tournament land. Also made significant changes this year US Open Mixed Double Event In an attempt to attract the best individual players, so it is a competition of two days and 16 teams the week before the single supports begin.
“It is bittersweet, since I really loved to be part of this organization for 15 years and the opportunities that I have had to do really interesting things, and not only on the commercial side, but in terms of helping us to think about growing the sport,” said Sherr. “I’m going to sleep well at night, knowing that (the USTA) will look good later.”
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Baseball writer AP Ronald Blum in New York contributed.
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