Paraag Marathe Replaces Gideon Yu as 49ers’ Team President

January 21, 2014   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Fresh off their third NFC Championship Game in as many seasons, the San Francisco 49ers announced a front-office shakeup on Jan. 21, as Paraag Marathe will replace co-owner Gideon Yu as team president.
Yu, a technology investor best known for his work with Facebook and YouTube, served in the position for each of the past two seasons. He will be replaced by Marathe, a longtime 49ers executive who was previously the club's chief operating officer.   

San Francisco CEO Jed York thanked Yu and Marathe for their roles in the organizational reshuffling, while also announcing Al Guido would take over as COO:
As we move closer to the opening of Levi’s® Stadium, our organization will continue to evolve and grow. Gideon, Paraag and Al have been instrumental in making the new stadium a reality, and I couldn’t be more excited about the future of our management team and the 49ers organization. Paraag and Al have developed a trem...

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