Former Carolina Panthers President Danny Morrison has been named the new executive director of the Charlotte Sports Foundation, a nonprofit that recruits high-profile sporting events to the region. Morrison assumes his new role May 1.
Morrison succeeds Will Webb, who joined the group’s predecessor organization, Charlotte Collegiate Football, in 2010 when Charlotte was preparing for the first ACC football championship, according to a statement from the group Tuesday.
After serving as Panthers’ president for about eight years, Morrison abruptly stepped down from the role in February 2017. For the last few years, Morrison, formerly athletic director at Wofford College, has taught in the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sports Management department at the University of South Carolina.