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Stanton officially takes over as Mariners CEO
- Updated: August 20, 2016
ANAHEIM — Longtime Seattle businessman John Stanton officially took over as the Mariners’ CEO and chairman on Friday, as the club announced the official transfer of team ownership has been completed.
The expected approval of the sale of the Mariners’ controlling interests from Nintendo of America to a group of minority owners led by Stanton came at the MLB Owners Meetings in Houston on Thursday, and the paperwork and transfer was completed Friday.
Stanton, 60, replaces Howard Lincoln as the Mariners’ chairman and CEO. He is regarded as a pioneer in the wireless industry and is the former chairman of McCaw Cellular and Clearwire corporations, while currently serving on the board of directors for Microsoft, Costco and Columbia Sportswear.
“I care deeply and passionately about the game of baseball and about baseball fans in Seattle and the Northwest. Mariners fans have been so positive, so patient with the team, and we want to reward them with playoff and World Series baseball here at Safeco Field,” Stanton said. “I want express my deepest appreciation to …
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