Ex-Raptors GM Glen Grunwald to become president, CEO of Canada Basketball
LAVAL, Que. — Glen Grunwald will become the president and CEO of Canada Basketball effective Oct. 1.
Grunwald was general manager of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors from 1997 to 2004, an eight-year stint that saw the team acquire superstar Vince Carter.
He moved on to the New York Knicks beginning in 2006, where he became GM in 2011, a position he held until 2013.
Grunwald was most recently the director of athletics and recreation at McMaster University, a position he held for four years.
Glen Grunwald during his time as Raptors vice-president and general manager.
He resigned last month in order to take on a consulting role with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies.
Grunwald succeeds Michele O’Keefe as president and CEO of Canada Basketball. She stepped down in June to return to her roots as Associate Director, Athletics & Recreation, at Niagara College.
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