Mark Lamping
Encyclopedia
Mark Lamping is the CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, and the former president of the St. Louis Cardinals
Major League Baseball
team, a post he held from September 1, 1994 until March 13, 2008.
before his job with the Cardinals. On Thursday, March 13, 2008, he resigned as president of the Cardinals to become Chief Executive Officer of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, where he will oversee the opening of The "Meadowlands," the new New York Giants
and New York Jets
football stadium. Lamping is a graduate of Rockhurst University
in Kansas City, MO where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity.
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
team, a post he held from September 1, 1994 until March 13, 2008.
Life and career
A graduate of St. John Vianney High School in the St. Louis area, Lamping was a prominent sports-marketing executive at Anheuser-BuschAnheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
before his job with the Cardinals. On Thursday, March 13, 2008, he resigned as president of the Cardinals to become Chief Executive Officer of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, where he will oversee the opening of The "Meadowlands," the new New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
football stadium. Lamping is a graduate of Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University
Rockhurst University is a private, coeducational Jesuit university located in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College. The school adheres to the motto etched into the stone of the campus bell tower: "Learning, Leadership, and Service in the Jesuit Tradition." It is one of 28...
in Kansas City, MO where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum South...
fraternity.