Changes are coming to the Green Bay Packers front office structure.The franchise announced Wednesday that it will begin the process of finding its next general manager, with Mark Murphy, who has served as Packers president and CEO since 2007, retiring in July 2025. “The Green Bay Packers today announced details of the search process for the organization’s next leader to succeed Mark Murphy, who has served as Packers president and CEO since 2007,” the press release said. “Murphy will officially retire in July 2025, reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 for the position, according to the organization’s bylaws. “Susan Finko, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Packers Executive Committee, chairs the Nominating Committee of the Packers Board of Directors.
Dan Ariens, Secretary of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Personnel and Compensation Committee, serves as Vice Chair of the Nominating Committee. Committee.”It’s clear the Packers appreciated Murphy’s time in Green Bay. That’s because they gave Murphy flowers at the start of the long-term search to find the next voice in the Packers front office. “Mark’s contributions to the organization have been tremendous,” Finko said in a news release. “From renewing the company’s leadership structure, to growing and diversifying revenue, to expanding the Packers’ significant impact in the community, Mark continues to lead the Packers to success. “We look forward to his visionary leadership over the next year and a half.”The Packers also said they will work with Korn Ferry, a highly regarded national search firm they previously worked with in Murphy’s search. Additionally, the Korn Ferry team is led by Jed Hughes. Jed Hughes brings decades of high-level experience to the process and has worked with the Packers on other major searches, including the search that identified Murphy as the frontrunner to succeed.
Bob Harlan in 2007,” the Packers added. “We have a long and positive history with the Green Bay Packers and are excited to partner with the search committee to find the next leader of this unique and storied franchise,” Hughes said in a news release. “We are proud of our more than 50 years of experience working with the NFL and its teams.”Unfortunately, only time will tell who the Green Bay Packers end up hiring. But with Mark Murphy getting ready to call it a career, it’s clear the franchise is headed in a different direction.
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