After waiting out David Stearns to be their president of baseball operations, the Mets have finally found his counterpart on the business side.
The club on Monday announced M. Scott Havens as their new president of business operations, with Steve Cohen filling a role that had been open since Sandy Alderson transitioned to an advisory role last year.
Havens, who most recently served as CEO of Bloomberg Media, will run the Mets’ day-to-day business strategy outside of baseball operations.
“Bringing someone on board of Scott’s caliber is an exciting development for the Mets organization,” Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement. “Scott has vast experience leading world-class media and digital technology-led companies such as Bloomberg Media and Time Inc. and he’ll provide a modern vision and strategic direction for our organization.”
After Cohen bought the team in November of 2020, he brought back Alderson to serve as the club president. By September of 2022, the Mets announced that Alderson would step down as president and transition to an advisory role as the team began its search for his successor.
Over a year later, that process is finally complete, with Havens set to officially join the organization in January.
“The opportunity to join the Mets organization is a lifelong dream fulfilled,” Havens said in a statement. “I’m thrilled to build upon the great work under way, accelerating the push to modernize our strategy across the organization, driving new digital and media innovation, and ultimately, to provide our fans with the best experience in sports. I’m grateful to Steve and Alex for this opportunity and am looking forward to working with the entire leadership team to shape the future of the Mets together.”
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