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Miami Marlins president of enterprise operations Caroline O’Connor joined the franchise in 2017 as senior vp and chief of employees. Photograph courtesy of the Miami Marlins
MIAMI, Nov. 14 (UPI) — The Miami Marlins named Caroline O’Connor as president of enterprise operations, the group introduced Monday. They’re now the primary U.S. main sports activities franchise with girls holding the roles of president and normal supervisor.
O’Connor joined the Marlins in 2017 as senior vp and chief of employees. She was promoted in 2019 to function chief working officer beneath proprietor Bruce Sherman.
“I wish to thank Bruce and your complete possession group for the chance to serve in such a prestigious position for this nice franchise,” O’Connor stated in a information launch. “We’ve got made massive strides in rising our fan base, increasing our enterprise partnerships, and creating relationships with our neighborhood leaders, and we’ve got an excessive amount of alternative in entrance of us.
“I stay up for working with the group to proceed to construct on that success and drive additional engagement with Marlins baseball whereas establishing loanDepot park as a high leisure vacation spot in South Florida.”
The Marlins additionally made historical past in 2020, after they made Kim Ng the primary feminine normal supervisor in MLB historical past. Ng and O’Connor every will oversee the group’s day-to-day operations. Ng will proceed to deal with personnel choices, whereas O’Connor will oversee gross sales, partnerships, human assets, fairness and inclusion, finance, authorized, communications and extra.
Sherman’s possession group, which initially included Derek Jeter, purchased the Marlins for $1.2 billion in 2017. The Marlins personal a 287-420 regular-season report beneath Sherman. Jeter resigned as CEO in February, citing a “completely different” imaginative and prescient for the way forward for the franchise.
The Marlins introduced in September that they mutually agreed to half methods with longtime supervisor Don Mattingly. Mattingly totaled 443 wins and 587 losses in seven seasons with the Marlins. He additionally led the Marlins to a playoff look throughout the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
“We’re lucky to have somebody with Caroline’s enterprise acumen and imaginative and prescient main our day-to-day enterprise operations,” Sherman stated in a information launch. “Her ardour and drive for fulfillment is unmatched in our recreation and the South Florida market.
“Her management will proceed to information the Marlins group towards our purpose of sustained success whereas strategizing extra new ventures to develop our enterprise and improve our model recognition.”
The Marlins stated house attendance in 2022 at loanDepot park elevated by 12% in comparison with 2019, the final yr open seating was accessible all season. The ball park additionally will host three rounds of the World Baseball Basic in March.