The Myrtle Beach Pelicans have named Scott Brown as the team's new General Manager. He will replace North Johnson who resigned last month. The details of the hiring were announced on the following news release.
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Class-A Advanced Carolina League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, today announced the hiring of Scott Brown as the club's new General Manager. He will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of North Johnson, who left the club in January to take over the same role with the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett, Ga. The 44-year old Brown will officially begin his tenure as Pelicans' GM in early March.
Brown comes to the Grand Strand after spending the previous five of his 30-plus seasons in baseball as the General Manager of the Double-A Eastern League's Binghamton (NY) Mets. Prior to his appointment as GM of the B-Mets in 2005, Scott was the club's Assistant General Manager for eight of 10 seasons between 1995 and 2004.
"After conducting an extensive national search, we are thrilled to have landed a leader for our management team who not only has the depth of experience and industry-wide respect that Scott brings, but someone who clearly understands and shares our organization's primary goal to provide the most fun and affordable brand of family entertainment on the Grand Strand," said Pelicans' Chairman and Managing Partner Chuck Greenberg. "Scott's wealth of experience as an operator and measured success in building strong community and corporate partnerships is the perfect complement to our already talented, creative and fan-friendly front office staff. Our valued fans, business partners and local community leaders are going to enjoy getting to know Scott's galvanizing personality as he leads the Pelicans into this exciting new chapter in franchise history."
You can read more about Brown's hiring and background on the Pelicans' website.
