The U.S. Soccer Federation hired former media, advertising and technology executive J.T. Batson to be its next CEO, Secretary General, the Federation announced on Monday.
Batson, 40, is a former member of U.S. Soccer Finance Committee, and takes on his new role having previously served as CEO of Hudson MX, a workflow and financial software company he co-founded and where he will remain a member of the board.
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Batson succeeds Will Wilson, and will start in his role immediately. He will move to Chicago in the coming months to work out of the U.