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FRONT OFFICE mike plant

President and CEO, Braves Development Company
Mike Plant is in his 18th sea- Before becoming executive vice president of
son with the Braves, includ- Turner Sports, Plant was president of Ted Turner’s
ing his third as President multi-sport event, The Goodwill Games, and vice
president of events for Turner Sports. He was respon-
and Chief Executive Officer,
MANAGER & STAFF organization as executive vice president of business sible for the overall direction and management of
Braves
Development
Company. Plant joined the
The Goodwill Games, as well as all sports properties
acquired by Turner Sports.

operations in November of 2003.
Prior to joining Turner Sports, Plant was presi-
In his role, Plant oversees the Braves real estate

and development holdings including The Battery dent of Medalist Sports, a full-service sports marketing
company he founded in 1988. Medalist Sports created
Atlanta, its development and project management and operated premier professional cycling events in
teams, design, financing, construction and leasing the United States and China. In addition, Plant was
activities. Braves and Battery security, life safety,
the associate executive director of the United States
PLAYER BIOS parking and government relations are all consolidat- Cycling Federation in Colorado Springs, Colo., from
1986 to 1988 and the executive director of the Canoe
ed under Plant’s leadership. He also works with key
Braves executives managing all Minor League Team
operations and the new Spring Training complex in and Kayak Team from 1985 to 1986.
Plant was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic

North Port, Florida. Speedskating team in Lake Placid, NY, and a six-time
As part of the Braves executive leadership team, member of the U.S. World Championship speedskating
Plant was instrumental in the Braves’ efforts to secure teams. Since 1980, he has been appointed to numer-
SEASON IN REVIEW development, The Battery Atlanta, which opened in Committee (USOC), U.S. Speedskating, International
and plan Truist Park and the adjacent mixed-use
ous committees and boards for the U.S. Olympic
Cycling Federation, and USA Cycling. Plant served on
Cobb County in April 2017. The creative and innova-
the Atlanta Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games
tive approach Plant led since the project’s inception
(ACOG) Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees
has been recognized as a leading example of how to
structure a successful Public/Private partnership now
2002 Winter Games.
generating substantial returns for multiple government for the Salt Lake City Olympic Bid Committee for the
Plant served two eight-year terms on the
entities. Plant’s oversight and direct responsibility for

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT financing, leasing and construction led to delivering (1984-1992 and 2003-2011). He was chairman of the
USOC’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee
managing all aspects of design, project management,
USOC Athletes Council, and chairman of the Athlete
approximately 2.5MM square feet in less than 36
months.
Performance Group (1992-1996). Plant was president

A $300MM, 800,000 square foot phase 2 of The
of USA Cycling, the National Governing Body for
Battery Atlanta has begun under Plant’s guidance. The
the hallmark of this phase is led by thyssenkrupp, the Olympic cycling, from 1995 to 2002, and president of
U.S. Speedskating from 2013 to 2018.
Global leader in urban mobility, creating a new North Internationally, Plant served almost 20 years on
American headquarters at The Battery Atlanta. the International Cycling Federation’s (UCI) Executive
BRAVES HISTORY as executive vice president of Turner Sports since commissions. In 2009, Plant was elected U.S. Olympic

Plant joined the Braves after having served
Committee, and was president of three different
Chef de Mission for the Olympic team for the 2010
February 2002. In that position, he was in charge of the
day-to-day operations of the division, a $500-million
Vancouver Olympic Games.
He and his wife, Mary, have two daughters, Erika
acquisition, promotion and production company that
at the time broadcast approximately 1,200 hours of and Maddie, and a son, Drew.
sports programming on various Turner networks.
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