{"id":29389,"date":"2025-08-29T05:06:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/caldwell-leaves-panthers-to-lead-timberwolves-and-lynx-new-nba-ceo-3\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T05:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:06:27","slug":"caldwell-leaves-panthers-to-lead-timberwolves-and-lynx-new-nba-ceo-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wnba\/caldwell-leaves-panthers-to-lead-timberwolves-and-lynx-new-nba-ceo-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Caldwell leaves Panthers to lead Timberwolves and Lynx: New NBA CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew Caldwell Leaves the Panthers to Lead the Timberwolves and Lynx<\/h2>\n\nThe president of business operations for the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, Matthew Caldwell, will leave his position to take on a 10-year contract as CEO of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.\n\nThe announcement was made by the teams on Wednesday. Caldwell will begin overseeing the “day-to-day business operations and high-level strategic initiatives for the Timberwolves, Lynx and the Iowa Wolves of the G League” starting September 2nd.\n\nThis is an important decision by the new owners of the Timberwolves and Lynx, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who took full control of these franchises earlier this summer.\n\n\n
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\u201cI love the NHL. I’ve enjoyed hockey and I’m a big fan,\u201d Caldwell said. \u201cBut the NBA is a much bigger and global platform. I really believe in Marc and Alex and their vision and what they are trying to do. They are trying to make Minnesota the best in class.\u201d<\/p>\n\nMatthew Caldwell<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCaldwell joined the Panthers in 2014 as chief operating officer before being promoted to chief executive officer in 2016.\n\n\n

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\u201cOur vision is for the Timberwolves and Lynx to set a new standard of excellence in professional sports, and we are confident that Matthew is the leader needed to make that a reality,\u201d said Lore and Rodriguez in a joint statement. \u201cLeading our organization into a new innovative era requires an exceptional person at the helm, and Matthew’s proven track record of leading the Florida Panthers’ business is undeniable. We can’t wait to see the remarkable impact his bold leadership will have on this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\nMarc Lore and Alex Rodriguez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCaldwell, who served in the Army, is a West Point graduate, received MBA and law degrees from Northwestern, and worked on Wall Street for Goldman Sachs, played an important role in many parts of the Panthers’ transformation in recent years, especially off the ice.\n\nIn September, the Panthers extended their operating agreement with Broward County for five more years, ensuring that the team remains in the South Florida market until 2033 and likely much longer. The team is hosting an outdoor game at the Miami Marlins’ stadium for the first time this season, has a long waiting list for season tickets, and opened a new practice facility at the War Memorial in Fort Lauderdale two years ago.\n\nCaldwell said the change was a bit bittersweet, a sentiment that was echoed by Panthers owner Vincent Viola.\n\n\n

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\u201cThere are very few opportunities I would advise him to pursue, but working with Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore on a global platform like the NBA is at the top of that list,\u201d Viola said. \u201cIt is tremendously bittersweet for our family, but we recognize that this is an exceptional opportunity and a great next step in his career. Matt\u2019s impact on our organization has been immeasurable and he leaves with our respect and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n\nVincent Viola<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matthew Caldwell Leaves the Panthers to Lead the Timberwolves and Lynx The president of business operations for the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, Matthew Caldwell, will leave his position to take on a 10-year contract as CEO of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. The announcement was made by the teams on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[4008,3917,7926,108],"class_list":{"0":"post-29389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ceo","9":"tag-lynx","10":"tag-matthew-caldwell","11":"tag-timberwolves"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}