Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg Steps Down

CEO Chuck Greenberg to leave Texas Rangers - credit Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers announced on Friday of this week that that Chuck Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer, will be leaving the organization. For the time being, the team president, Nolan Ryan will assume the role of CEO in addition to his current position.
According to the statement from the organization, Ryan will oversee all baseball and business operations for the organization, and will report directly to the team’s Board of Directors.
“We greatly appreciate Chuck Greenberg’s hard work, professionalism and unwavering commitment to the team, our fans and the Dallas-Fort Worth communities. Chuck is a dynamic leader with superb strategic, operational and business development skills, and under his and Nolan Ryan’s direction, we have accomplished a great deal in a short time. We thank Chuck for his many contributions to the organization, and wish him well in his future endeavors. At the same time, we are very confident in the continued success and further development of the Texas Rangers under Nolan’s leadership.” said Co-Chairmen of Rangers Baseball Express LLC, Ray Davis and Bob Simpson in a statement released to the press.
Both the board and Greenberg are confident that the organization will continue to grow and prosper under the new direction. Greenberg’s departure is due mainly to a difference in opinion over how best to lead the organization forward.
Greenberg said, “I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of all we have accomplished together since August. Unfortunately, Nolan Ryan, the Co-Chairmen, and I have somewhat different styles. While I am disappointed we did not work through our differences, I remain wholeheartedly committed to doing what’s right for the franchise. Together we concluded it is best for all concerned for me to sell my interest back to Rangers Baseball Express and move on. I do so with a heavy heart, but with every confidence in the direction that the new management team is taking the Rangers and, with Nolan at the helm, I know this franchise will continue to thrive and reach even greater heights both on and off the field.”