Phoenix Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley has resigned days ahead of the expected Wednesday introduction of new team owner Mat Ishbia, reports ESPN’s Baxter Holmes.
Rowley has been the Suns’ president and CEO since 2012 after originally joining the organization in 2007 under outgoing owner Robert Sarver. He became chief operating officer in 2011 before being elevated to team president a year later.
The president had been under fire since allegations of workplace cultural issues and mistreatment of employees arose in the investigation of Sarver, who was suspended a year before opting to sell the team.
Criticism of Rowley continued into December, when Holmes and ESPN detailed the continued employment of Rowley and other top executives despite their parts played in fostering a detrimental workplace environment. According to Holmes, Sarver, despite being suspended, needed to sign off on any firing of Rowley or other high-level executives.
The story included several alleged incidents of bullying, improper treatment of women — some pregnant — and failure to hold partners accused of harassment accountable.
Rowley, according to Holmes, is accused of cursing and screaming at a pregnant woman after he heard she complained about the organization’s reporting structure.
Later that year, in 2013, the same woman had problems having her maternity leave approved and was fired after she returned from the leave. While one of her supervisors asked for the executive team to wait until her...
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