A key presence in David Tepper‘s Panthers plan became known Friday. The Panthers announced Tom Glick will serve as their new president and chief operating officer.

Glick spent the past six-plus years as COO for the English Premier League’s Manchester City club but has worked in a variety of sports during a career spanning more than 25 years.

“We are thrilled to have Tom join the Panthers family,” Tepper said. “He has tremendous experience in professional sports, successfully fostering fan engagement in major cities globally. I know that his record, expertise and drive will be major assets as we look to win on the field and in the community.”

Glick will succeed Tina Becker in running the Panthers’ day-to-day operations. Becker took over in that capacity earlier this year but stepped down recently after a 19-year run with the organization. Becker’s role did not include football operations. It remains to be seen if Glick will make an impact on that side of the franchise.

The new Carolina decision-maker previously served as the NBA’s vice president of marketing and business operations, was the then-New Jersey Nets’ chief marketing officer and spent 15 years running multiple minor league baseball teams.