A long-serving executive with deep ties to the Columbus Blue Jackets is stepping down from his leadership role at the end of this month. Mike Priest, who has held the position of president and alternate governor since 2007, will conclude his tenure after nearly three decades with the team’s ownership group. His career with the franchise spans over 25 years, beginning when he joined the McConnell family’s holding company in 1996. The announcement marks the end of an era for the organization as it prepares for a transition in its upper management.

Mike Priest, president and alternate governor of the Columbus Blue Jackets since 2007, will retire effective September 30, the team announced. Priest has spent the past 30 years with JMAC, Inc., the private family holding company of John P. McConnell and the McConnell family, majority owners of the Blue Jackets. Priest joined JMAC in 1996 […]