As first reported by Crain’s Detroit Business, Ilitch Holdings CEO Chris Granger will leave Ilitch Holdings to join the Oak View Group as CEO of facilities for the Los Angeles-based company. Ilitch Holdings is going to hold a search for a new CEO, per the Detroit News’s Tony Paul:
Chris Granger, a home-run hire when he was tapped by the Ilitches to oversee business operations for the Tigers, Red Wings and Little Caesars Arena, is poised to leave the organization, representatives from Ilitch Holdings announced Wednesday.
Granger will become CEO of facilities, media and conferences for the Pennsylvania-based Oak View Group, which specializes in venue management and event programming.
Granger will work his new job from the Metro Detroit area, telling The News, “We love it here.”
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According to a spokesperson for the Ilitches, Granger will remain in his role until a successor is in place.
