Tom Lewand

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Thomas J. Lewand is a Detroit-area business leader and a former executive for the Detroit Lions. The son of lawyer and Detroit economic development leader F. Thomas Lewand, [1] Tom Lewand began his career with the Detroit Lions in 1995. [2] By 2008, he was serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer. On December 29, 2008, he was named President of the Detroit Lions , succeeding Matt Millen, after the team finished the first 0-16 season in NFL history. [3] [4] In his role as president, Lewand oversaw all aspects of the Lions organization. Lewand was fired by the Lions on November 5, 2015. [5]

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Post-Lions career

In 2016, Lewand was appointed the CEO of Detroit-based leather and watch company Shinola. [6] He served in that role until the end of 2019. [7] Since March 2020, Lewand has served as the CEO of the Marygrove Conservancy, the non-profit the continues to operate the former Marygrove College campus in Detroit. [8] In September 2021, Lewand took on additional work and returned to the football world as a consultant to Major League Football, a spring football league. [9]

Personal

In his formal education, Lewand holds B.A. (1991), J.D., and M.B.A. degrees (1996) from the University of Michigan. He is married with four daughters. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Lewand plans to retire from Detroit mayor's office by year's end". Crain's Detroit Business. August 23, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Thomas (Tom) J. Lewand". michiganross.umich.edu. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Battista, Judy (September 24, 2008). "Fed Up With Failure, the Lions Fire Millen". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Marinelli: 'You can't go 0-16 and expect to keep your job'". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lions fire GM, president; Ford: We expect to win". ESPN.com. November 5, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Former Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand lands gig as CEO for Shinola". mlive. June 17, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Gallagher, John. "Shinola CEO Tom Lewand leaving company by end of year". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Marygrove Conservancy appoints two executives to lead campus operations, community engagement and future development". Marygrove Conservancy. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ Birkett, Dave. "Ex-Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand back in football as consultant to new league". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Detroit Lions: Tom Lewand". www.detroitlions.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009.
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