Ed Lang was named Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans in 2012.
Entering his tenth year with the Saints and eleventh with the Pelicans, Lang maintains the financial operations for both clubs and oversees business intelligence, human resources, information technology and facilities and grounds departments for both clubs.
Overseeing financial operations for the Saints and Pelicans, Lang leads the strategic planning, budgeting, financial reporting and tax and audit processes. He also serves as the primary financial liaison with the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, which is responsible for the maintenance, management and enhancement of the playing facilities of the Saints and Pelicans. In addition to working with the LSED for multiple renovations and enhancements of the home stadium and home court of the teams since 2012, Lang has also supervised several expansions of the Ochsner Sports Performance center, helping provide state of the art playing and practice facilities.
In overseeing the human resources, business intelligence and information technology departments for the Saints and Pelicans, Lang focuses on matters such as staffing, employment, policies/benefit plans, data science/operations, hardware/software applications and network security/infrastructure.
Lang also serves in the same role in overseeing the financial management of Gayle Benson's additional business enterprises, including her local automotive dealerships, GMB Racing, numerous real estate holdings, Benson Capital Partners and Faubourg Brewing Company
The Cincinnati native came to New Orleans in 2011, following 13 years with the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators in several different leadership capacities. For his last three years with the club he served as the team's President of Business Operations after the successful sale of the team to a new ownership group. Lang, who was with the franchise at its inception, began as the organization's Vice President/CFO and was named Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration/CFO in 2005.
Instrumental in assisting the club's founder Craig Leipold in securing the expansion franchise that became the Predators in 1997, Lang was one of the club's first employees, playing an important role in creating the organization's structure and establishing its business operations. He was in charge of all aspects of the Predators operations outside of hockey, including Bridgestone Arena operations and development of the club's long-term plans and goals. He was responsible for the franchise's business operations, which included ticket operations and sales, sponsorship sales, broadcasting, marketing, communications and development, administration and finances.
Prior to joining the Predators, Lang worked for S.C. Johnson and Son in Racine, Wisc. for 12 years. He served in a variety of business and financial capacities, including venture manager for the office of the chairman, financial support manager, North America professional markets; and financial project manager, corporate financial analysis.
In 2006, Lang was elected to the board of directors for Johnson Outdoors, a leading global outdoor recreation company. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: watercraft, marine electronics, diving and outdoor equipment.
Lang serves on the board of several local community organizations, including the Louisiana Children's Museum and the Southeast Louisiana Boy Scouts of America. He also previously served
on the Loyola University New Orleans School of Business Visiting Committee. Prior to moving to New Orleans, Lang was very active in the Middle Tennessee community. He served as Chairman of Nashville's Adventure Science Center in 2008-10, and as a member on numerous boards, including the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Nashville Downtown Partnership, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Predators Foundation.
A 1985 Indiana University graduate with a B.S. in finance, Lang received his MBA from Marquette University in 1992. He is an outdoor enthusiast and has competed in numerous triathlons, marathons and cycling events. He also enjoys skiing and mountain climbing.
