The Indiana Fever restructured the entrance workplace on Friday, appointing Amber Cox as chief working officer and common supervisor and reassigning Lin Dunn from her GM function to a brand new place.
Cox formally will be a part of the crew on Oct. 28. Dunn will change into a senior advisor to Fever basketball, a brand new place for the WNBA group.
“I’ve identified Amber for over 20 years and have watched her efficiently construct groups each on and off the court docket,” mentioned Kelly Krauskopf, the Fever’s president for enterprise and basketball operations. “She brings a variety of govt expertise to our management crew. I stay up for working together with her as we construct the Fever franchise into the following period of progress.”
Cox beforehand served as COO for the Dallas Wings, overseeing ticket gross sales, partnerships, advertising, communications, broadcasting and neighborhood efforts.
She was the vice chairman of sports activities for the Connecticut Solar from 2016-21 and labored for the Phoenix Mercury from 2004-13, rising to the roles of COO and crew president. The Mercury gained WNBA titles in 2007 and 2009.
Cox additionally has labored in skilled soccer, main enterprise operations for the NWSL’s Kansas Metropolis Present and serving because the chief advertising officer for the Houston Dynamo of MLS and the NWSL’s Houston Sprint.
“I’m excited to be becoming a member of the Fever throughout this historic time within the WNBA, and I’m grateful to Kelly, Fever possession, and Mel Raines for this chance,” Cox mentioned. “From the highest down, there’s a dedication to spend money on the Fever to make sure the crew’s continued progress and success, and I stay up for contributing to a world-class expertise for our followers, in addition to our gamers, each on and off the court docket.”
As GM, Dunn oversaw the drafting of No. 1 general picks Aliyah Boston in 2023 and Caitlin Clark in 2024. The Fever made the playoffs this season for the primary time in eight years. Dunn, 77, beforehand was head coach of the Fever from 2008-14, main them to a championship in 2012.
“I am unable to thank Lin sufficient for the years she gave this franchise, popping out of teaching retirement and returning to supervise the basketball operation at such a pivotal time of transition,” Krauskopf mentioned. “I’ve such gratitude and respect for her.”
–Subject Degree Media