David Morehouse Named President Of Penguins

Penguins Name David Morehouse President

The Penguins named DAVID MOREHOUSE President after he spent more than two years consulting the team in its effort for a new arena, according to Shelly Anderson of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. Morehouse will be “heavily involved with the redevelopment of the Mellon Arena site, governmental affairs and corporate relations.” He will also be responsible for ticket sales, marketing, corporate sales and communications departments. KEN SAWYER, who had served as President & CEO since Owner MARIO LEMIEUX stepped down as CEO more than a year ago, will remain CEO. Morehouse served as a senior advisor to U.S. Sen. JOHN KERRY’s (D-MA) ’04 presidential campaign and as Kerry’s traveling Chief of Staff. He worked in the White House under BILL CLINTON and at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill for much of the ‘90s and served as senior counselor to VP AL GORE from ’99-’01. Morehouse: “I always thought I’d be working for a president, but not of a major sports franchise. But this is much better.” Anderson notes the Penguins “pared their organization a few years ago in anticipation” of the ’04-05 lockout, but they are “ready to branch out again.” Morehouse: “We’re going to have to build this arena. We’re going to have to expand our presence in the community and the corporate community” (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 4/5).