Green Bay Packers begin search for next President, CEO as Mark Murphy reveals retirement date

Change is on the horizon for the Green Bay Packers as it pertains to their front office structure.

On Wednesday, the franchise revealed they’re beginning a search process for their next CEO, as Mark Murphy, the Packers President and CEO since 2007, will retire in July of 2025.

“The Green Bay Packers today announced details of the search process for the organization’s next leader, who will succeed Mark Murphy, the Packers President and CEO since 2007,” a press release announced. “Murphy will formally retire in July 2025 when he turns 70, the mandatory retirement age for the position as required by organizational by-laws.

“Susan Finco, Packers executive committee vice president and lead director, is chairperson for the search committee of the Packers Board of Directors. Dan Ariens, executive committee secretary and chair of the personnel and compensation committee, is vice chair for the search committee.”

It’s evident that the Packers value Murphy’s time with Green Bay, as they made sure to give him his flowers as they begin their search with plenty of time to find the next voice of the Packers front office.

“Mark’s contributions to the organization have been tremendous,” Finco said, via the press release. “From updating the corporate leadership structure to growing and diversifying revenue to increasing the meaningful impact of the Packers in the community, Mark continues to position the Packers for success. We look forward to his insightful leadership in the next year and a half.”

Moreover, the Packers revealed they’ll be working with Korn Ferry, a highly regarded national search firm the organization has worked with previously, as they search for Murphy’s replacement. Additionally, the Korn Ferry team will be led by Jed Hughes, “who brings decades of high-level experience to the process and has worked with the Packers on other top-level searches, including the search that identified Murphy as the recommended candidate to succeed Bob Harlan in 2007,” the Packers added.

“We have a long and positive history with the Green Bay Packers and are pleased to be working with the search committee to identify their next leader of this unique and storied franchise,” Hughes said, via the press release. “We take pride in having more than 50 years of experience working with the NFL and its teams.”

Alas, time will tell who the Green Bay Packers end up hiring, but it’s evident the franchise is moving in a different direction, as Mark Murphy readies to call it a career.