HOUSTON — Jamey Rootes, Houston Dynamo Football Club CEO, is stepping down, the organization announced Friday.
The club said Rootes will take a leave of absence due to personal reasons and asked that his privacy be respected at this time.
Rootes previously spent two decades as president of the Houston Texans. He left that position in February to pursue his interests as a writer, public speaker, consultant and professor at the University of Houston.
Rootes was named CEO of the Dynamo and Dash last month.
The club said John Walker, president of business operations, will continue to manage and execute the growth initiatives that majority owner and Chairman Ted Segal previously outlined for the organization.
“At an appropriate point, we look forward to welcoming Jamey back to the Club as a senior advisor to Ted Segal and the organization,” the organization said in a statement.
