HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Texans have formally parted methods with the crew president, Greg Grissom, on Thursday.
“We wish to thank Greg for his contributions to the group,” Chair and CEO Cal McNair stated. “Since he turned our crew president in 2021, Greg helped me implement quite a few initiatives to assist our group fearlessly evolve and develop in some ways, which we’re very grateful for. We want Greg and his household all the most effective sooner or later. We are going to present updates relating to the crew’s subsequent president within the coming days.”
The president’s function is chargeable for overseeing efforts to safe stadium-naming rights and sponsorship, coordinating radio and TV broadcasting relationships, ticket and suite gross sales campaigns, and extra.
Grissom had been with the crew since its inaugural season.
Grissom was beforehand the senior vice chairman of company improvement who stepped in as interim Texans crew president earlier than being formally promoted to the place in March 2021.
Grissom succeeded Jamey Rootes, who held that function from 2000 till February 2021 when he resigned to “pursue his pursuits as a author, public speaker, advisor and professor on the College of Houston.”
Grissom, a local of Austin and a Baylor College alum, first began with the Texans’ enterprise operations employees as company gross sales supervisor throughout their 2002 inaugural season.
He rose by way of the ranks of the entrance workplace, promoted to director and vice chairman roles within the company improvement space. His function as senior VP got here in April 2017.
Grissom’s earlier expertise contains stints with the Houston Astros and Enron as a sports activities advertising specialist.
In the identical 12 months Grissom was promoted to president, the Texans employed a new head coach and a brand new normal supervisor, however stated goodbye to J.J. Watt.
“Main the Houston Texans enterprise operations has been the chance of a lifetime,” Grissom stated. “After virtually 25 years with the Texans, together with the final 4 as President, I really feel it is the suitable time to embrace new challenges and alternatives. I wish to thank Janice McNair and Cal and Hannah McNair for his or her assist and the chance to assist lead this group. Over the previous 4 years, I’m extremely happy with what we completed for our followers and for our enterprise. Most of all, I’m grateful for the relationships I’ve constructed with my Texans teammates, everybody at NRG Park, company and civic leaders throughout Houston and Harris County, and, after all, our passionate Texans followers. These connections have been essentially the most rewarding a part of my time right here and can at all times maintain a particular place in my life. I’m grateful for my time with the Texans and look ahead to what’s subsequent.”
It is unclear who will take Grissom’s place.
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