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The Green Bay Packers today announced details of the search process for the organization’s next leader, who will succeed Mark Murphy, president and CEO of the Packers since 2007. Murphy will formally retire in July 2025 when he turns 70, the age of Mandatory retirement for the position. as required by the organization’s statutes.
Susan Finco, vice president of the Packers executive committee and senior director, is chair of the search committee for the Packers Board of Directors. Dan Ariens, secretary of the executive committee and chairman of the personnel and compensation committee, is vice chairman of the search committee.
“Mark’s contributions to the organization have been tremendous,” Finco said. “From updating the corporate leadership structure to growing and diversifying revenue to increasing the Packers’ meaningful impact in the community, Mark continues to position the Packers for success. We look forward to his insightful leadership over the next year and a half.”
In addition to Finco and Ariens, the search committee is comprised of a diverse cross-section of skills and industries represented on the board. Includes Mike Simmer (treasurer, executive committee), DJ Long (executive committee, personnel and compensation committee), Marcia Anderson (executive committee), Karl Schmidt (executive committee), Michael Barber (president of the Packers Foundation), Jeff Joerres (investment committee). president), Eddie Garcia (former player, at-large board member), Robyn Davis (at-large board member) and Mike Daniels (at-large board member).
The search committee is working with Korn Ferry, a highly regarded national search firm with which the organization has previously worked. The Korn Ferry team is led by Jed Hughes, who brings decades of high-level experience to the process and has worked with the Packers on other high-profile searches, including the search that identified Murphy as the recommended candidate to succeed Bob Harlan in 2007. .
“We have a long, positive history with the Green Bay Packers and are pleased to work with the search committee to identify their next leader of this unique and historic franchise,” Hughes said. “We are proud to have more than 50 years of experience working with the NFL and its teams.” In addition to Hughes, the Korn Ferry team includes Tierney Remick, Divina Gamble and Garrick Yu.
“Our search committee takes this responsibility very seriously as our new leader will shape the future of the Packers,” Ariens said. “We have been preparing for the past several months for this important process, which will be comprehensive and aligned with NFL rules and requirements, and we are pleased to be able to work with Jed Hughes and his team at Korn Ferry.”
The search committee’s work is expected to last six to nine months. The final step in the process will be for the search committee to present its recommended candidate to the board of directors for a vote. The transition to the new president and CEO will include a period working alongside Murphy.