Report: MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke to resign; 'looking for a new challenge'
Mark Blinch / REUTERSMark Blinch
After serving less than 16 months as president and chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, it appears as though Tim Leiweke is heading in a different direction.
Hearing MLSE president/CEO Tim Leiweke will be leaving the company soon. (1/2)
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 19, 2014
Not sure of where he's going, but hearing the reason is he is looking for a new challenge.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 19, 2014
Leiweke oversaw significant changes to Toronto's Maple Leafs, Raptors and MLS club, TFC. On the hockey side, he hired Brendan Shanahan as team president, and clearly had big plans for the club after pre-emptively planning a Stanley Cup parade route prior to the start of the 2014-15 season.