Edmonton ALBERTA (January 25, 2013) - In search of a nice piece of silverware and a foothold in the busy Edmonton sports market - the club has named Edmontonian Rod Proudfoot as its general manager.

Proudfoot, a 30-year-veteran of the sports and entertainment industry will take charge of FC Edmonton effective January 25, 2o13 - taking over from outgoing general manager Tom Leip - and will work towards helping the club achieve sustainability within the City of Champions. 

“We had the chance to work with him while he worked with the city and we’re all excited to work with him at the club level,” says FC Edmonton owner Tom Fath at the press conference on Friday.  

“Can’t beat the Edmonton sports market and I’m looking forward to being a part of it again,” Proudfoot says at the press conference. “I was part of the sports pride and swagger in Edmonton in the 1980s – I want to recreate this with FC Edmonton and I am excited to be a part of it.”

Most recently, Proudfoot held a contract with the City of Edmonton as a Special Projects Officer, but the former Calgary Stampeder marketing director has plenty of experience with markets across the province and North America.

Proudfoot will focus primarily on the business end of the soccer club while Technical Director Joe Petrone continues to look after the team side.

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