Gilmore steps down as president and CEO of MLS club CF Montreal
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A team release Thursday said the move is effective immediately and called it ``a mutual decision amongst all parties involved.''
Kevin Gilmore is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of Major League Soccer team CF Montreal.
A team release Thursday said the move is effective immediately and called it “a mutual decision amongst all parties involved.”
CF Montreal says Gilmore will remain with the club as a consultant until the end of this season.
Gilmore said in a release that the past 18 months have been difficult on “both the pandemic front and the club front.”
The move comes with CF Montreal in the hunt for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. Montreal is three points behind the New York Red Bulls for the seventh and final post-season berth heading into its home game Wednesday against Houston, though D.C. United and Columbus also stand between Montreal and New York.
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Gilmore was named president and CEO of the team (then called the Montreal Impact) and Stade Saputo on Jan. 22, 2019. He took over the position from team owner Joey Saputo.
He brought aboard former Belgium international Olivier Renard as sporting director in September 2019. The team made a splash two months later when it announced former Arsenal and France star striker Thierry Henry as head coach.