Laurence M. Baer is the Chief Operating Officer

Chief operating officer

A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...

 of the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

 of Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He will succeed Bill Neukom

Bill Neukom

William Horlick "Bill" Neukom is currently the managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team ownership group. Although he has only held this position since October 2008, it has been reported that he will be stepping down on December 31, 2011. Prior to holding this position,...

 as Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 on January 1, 2012.

Career

Baer joined the Giants as their marketing director in 1980. He left the Giants to attend Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School

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 and work for Westinghouse Broadcasting

Westinghouse Broadcasting

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. He returned to the Giants to help form the ownership group that kept the team in San Francisco when an attempt was made to move the franchise to Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

in 1992.

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