February 13, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Seattle Sounders FC News Release
SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC and SEA 2026 today announced that Sounders FC President of Business Operations Peter Tomozawa is transitioning to the top leadership position with Seattle 2026, the local organizing committee that is charged with readying the Emerald City for FIFA World Cup 2026™. After four successful seasons with Sounders FC, Tomozawa departs to become SEA 2026 Chief Executive Officer, assuming oversight of all administrative, commercial and operational elements of SEA 2026, as the world’s biggest sporting event comes to Seattle in just over three years’ time.
While he is remaining part of the club as Sounders FC owner, Tomozawa is moving on from his day-to-day duties as the team’s President of Business Operations. Alongside wife Donna LeDuc, Tomozawa originally came aboard Sounders FC in 2019 as part of 12 new families that joined the club’s ownership group. In the intervening years he oversaw all business operations for the organization during an unprecedented run of success, including lifting MLS Cup (2019) and the Concacaf Champions League trophy (2022) on home turf, in addition to playing a central role in bringing the FIFA World Cup to Seattle.
“Firstly, I want to thank Adrian Hanauer and everyone across the Sounders community for their trust over the past four years,” said Tomozawa. “While I’m remaining with the organization in an ownership capacity, I will miss the day-to-day interactions with our staff, players, fans, partners and many others. Looking to the future, I’m very excited to be taking on a new role in our soccer community as I begin my position at SEA 2026. There is simply no other event like the FIFA World Cup, and my goal is to make sure that the legacy of the globe’s biggest sporting event positively impacts generations of Washingtonians. We plan on hosting the best World Cup ever. While the world is coming to Seattle and Washington State, we look forward to bringing our great city and state to the world.”
MEDIA NOTE: To discuss today’s news and his new role with SEA 2026, Tomozawa is being made available to media on Tuesday, February 14 at Lumen Field at 10:45 a.m. PT in the West Club Lounge. SEA 2026 Co-Board Chair and Seattle Sports Commission President & CEO Beth Knox is also being made available. Members of the press interested in attending should contact Kelly Schutz [KellyS@SoundersFC.com] or Kevin Kay…
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