The announcement comes days after the agency’s board of directors unanimously fired longtime CEO Janis Burke.
The Harris-County Houston Sports Authority has named Chris Canetti to be its interim CEO, the organization announced Monday. The announcement comes days after the agency’s board of directors unanimously fired longtime CEO Janis Burke , who had come under fire by the city’s sports executives and Mayor John Whitmire for concerns over transparency and facility maintenance.
While NRG Stadium receives funding from the sports authority, it is owned by the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation. On Friday morning, Whitmire, executives from Houston’s professional sports leagues and members of the sports authority’s board gathered at City Hall to say the agency needed to go in a new direction.
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