Tepper shuffles top execs for Panthers, Charlotte FC

CHARLOTTE — Tom Glick is out as the top executive at Tepper Sports & Entertainment, effective immediately, the organization announced this week.

Nick Kelly, president of Tepper Sports’ Major League Soccer expansion team, Charlotte FC, will replace Glick. Joe LaBue, who, until now, ran ticket operations for the NFL Carolina Panthers and the MLS club, has been named Kelly’s replacement as Charlotte FC president.

LaBue will oversee the business of the MLS team and report to Kelly. There are no changes on the soccer club’s competition side.

Tepper Sports & Entertainment is the entity created by David Tepper to oversee his NFL franchise — the Panthers — and related sports investments in the area.

Glick became the face of the Panthers and Tepper Sports in the business community after being hired in August 2018. Tepper had completed his acquisition of the NFL team a month earlier, buying the Panthers for $2.275 billion from founder Jerry Richardson.

Since then, the Panthers have struggled on the field with four consecutive losing seasons and a combined record of 22-43.

Glick was not responsible for the football side; he focuses on business matters, where the organization has added corporate sponsors while generating higher revenue from existing partners through expanded relationships.

Kelly, as Tepper Sports president, will oversee the Panthers, Charlotte FC, and Bank of America Stadium.

As part of the changes, Kristi Coleman, who was the Panthers’ chief financial officer, will become the NFL team’s president. Nicole Tepper, who is David Tepper’s wife and has been involved in Panthers-related philanthropy in recent years, is joining the organization as chief administrative officer of Tepper Sports.

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