USSF hires J.T. Batson as CEO, Secretary General to replace Will Wilson

The U.S. Soccer Federation hired former media, advertising and technology executive J.T. Batson to be its next CEO, Secretary General, the Federation announced on Monday.

Batson, 40, is a former member of U.S. Soccer Finance Committee, and takes on his new role having previously served as CEO of Hudson MX, a workflow and financial software company he co-founded and where he will remain a member of the board.

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Batson succeeds Will Wilson, and will start in his role immediately. He will move to Chicago in the coming months to work out of the U.S. Soccer headquarters. Wilson, who made the decision to step down earlier this year, will stay on…