Scott Havens, the CEO of Bloomberg Media, is leaving his position with the media giant to become the team president for the New York Mets.
The team said in a news release Monday it has appointed Havens as their president of business operations.
In his new role, Havens will oversee day-to-day operations of the team’s business department and “the Senior Leadership Team for all Front Office functions” except for baseball operations of the team.
Havens will report to the team’s owner, Steve Cohen.
“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.”
Havens, who spent the last eight years as Bloomberg Media’s chief executive, previously held major positions at other news organizations such as The Atlantic and Conde Nast Business Media, which owns Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker.
In a separate statement, Havens said the opportunity to join the Mets organization “is a lifelong dream fulfilled.”
“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,” he said in a statement. “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.”
The Mets, who failed to improve last season after reaching the playoffs the previous year, hired David Stearns as president of baseball operations last month, according to ESPN.