Bill DeWitt III
Bill DeWitt III | |
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DeWitt in 2013 | |
Born | March 8th, 1968 (age 50) |
Education |
Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Title | President of the St. Louis Cardinals |
Predecessor | Mark Lamping |
Successor | Incumbent |
Spouse(s) | Ira Aldanmaz |
Children | Natalie and Will |
Parent(s) | William DeWitt Jr. |
William O. "Bill" DeWitt III is the current President of the St. Louis Cardinals. He has held his position since the 2008 season.[1] DeWitt is the third generation in a family with an extensive history with St. Louis baseball; he is the son of William DeWitt Jr., currently owner, managing partner and chairman of the Cardinals, and the grandson of Bill DeWitt, a former St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds owner and executive and a protégé of legendary Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey.[2]
Early life
DeWitt grew up in Cincinnati but moved to St. Louis when his father's ownership group purchased the Cardinals in 1996.[2] He graduated from the Taft School (1986), earned an undergraduate degree from Yale (1990) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1995).[3][4] Between earning his undergraduate and master's degrees, DeWitt served as an assistant to William K. Reilly, a former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[4]
St. Louis Cardinals (1996–present)
Before his appointment as Cardinals' president, DeWitt joined the Cardinals and became the head of merchandizing in 1996.[5] He also gained experience in marketing and operational tasks. He helped develop the Cardinals' spring training home in Jupiter, Florida, Roger Dean Stadium, which opened in 1998.[5][6] After becoming the team's senior vice president of business development, he led the design and construction of the Cardinals' ballpark, Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006.[4]
DeWitt's predecessor, Mark Lamping, resigned in March 2008 when the NFL's New York Giants hired him to be president of New Meadowlands Stadium Company.[7] Since his appointment as team president, DeWitt has overseen the business operations of the Cardinals, including sales, marketing, finances, accounting, game-day productions and other miscellaneous ventures.[2] He also captains the development of Ballpark Village, a 100,000 square foot retail development district adjacent to Busch Stadium.[4]
DeWitt appeared in a 2006 episode of the ESPN Classic series Cheap Seats filmed on location in St. Louis. Hosts Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar are natives of St. Louis.
Personal life
DeWitt is married to Ira Aldanmaz DeWitt and the couple have two children, daughter Natalie and son Will. In his spare time, DeWitt plays golf and ice hockey.[4] Mrs. DeWitt is from Canada and is of Armenian descent. Also a businesswoman, she is the owner of St. Louis-based Notifi Records, an urban contemporary record label whose roster includes Ginuwine, Johnny Gill and Bos. She earned a Ph.D. in psychology and education from Saint Louis University in 1998.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ http://videos.stltoday.com/p/video?id=1771341
- 1 2 3 McDonald, Anna (May 30, 2011). "Bill DeWitt III sees the future from the past". ESPN.
- ↑ Brown, Paul (July 25, 2013). "It's all relative: Bill DeWitt Jr. and Bill DeWitt III". Ladue News.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "St. Louis Cardinals: Front office-William DeWitt III". www.mlb.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- 1 2 "Big shoes to fill for new Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III". Street & Smith's Sports Business Daily. March 17, 2008.
- ↑ "About the stadium". rogerdeanstadium.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Lamping quits as Cardinals president". KMWU. March 14, 2008.
- ↑ Walton, Brian (February 12, 2012). "Ira is not just Mrs. Bill DeWitt III". Cardinal Nation Blog.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Mark Lamping |
St. Louis Cardinals President 2008–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |