Packers' Mark Murphy to retire, organization announces next steps
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 23: President Mark Murphy of the Green Bay Packers looks on during warmups before the game against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on October 23, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers on Wednesday announced Mark Murphy, the organization's president and CEO since 2007, will formally retire in July 2025.
Murphy's retirement will come when he turns 70 years old – the mandatory retirement age for the position as required by organizational by-laws. The search process for his replacement is now underway.
Susan Finco, Packers executive committee vice president and lead director, is chairperson for the search committee of the Packers Board of Directors. Dan Ariens, executive committee secretary and chair of the personnel and compensation committee, is vice chair for the search committee.
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"Mark’s contributions to the organization have been tremendous," Finco said in a news release. "From updating the corporate leadership structure to growing and diversifying revenue to increasing the meaningful impact of the Packers in the community, Mark continues to position the Packers for success. We look forward to his insightful leadership in the next year and a half."
In addition to Finco and Ariens, the search committee includes a cross-section of skills and industries represented on the board. It includes:
- Mike Simmer (treasurer, executive committee)
- DJ Long (executive committee, personnel and compensation committee)
- Marcia Anderson (executive committee)
- Karl Schmidt (executive committee)
- Michael Barber (Packers Foundation chair)
- Jeff Joerres (investment committee chair)
- Eddie Garcia (former player, board member at-large)
- Robyn Davis (board member at-large)
- Mike Daniels (board member at-large).
"Our search committee takes this responsibility very seriously as our new leader will shape the Packers’ future," Ariens said in the release. "We have been preparing the past several months for this important process, which will be comprehensive and align with NFL rules and requirements."
The search committee is working with Korn Ferry, a national search firm the organization said it has worked with previously. The Korn Ferry team is led by Jed Hughes, who has worked with the Packers on other top-level searches – including the search that identified Murphy as the recommended candidate to succeed Bob Harlan in 2007.
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"We have a long and positive history with the Green Bay Packers and are pleased to be working with the search committee to identify their next leader of this unique and storied franchise," Hughes said in the release. "We take pride in having more than 50 years of experience working with the NFL and its teams."
The search committee’s work is expected to take six to nine months. The final step of 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 then include a period of working alongside Murphy.