National Football League (NFL)’s Arizona Cardinals appoints Grant Freitag as Vice President of Finance. Hanold Associates’ Val Lopez and Katrina Maione led the search for this greater Phoenix area-based role.
As VP of Finance, Grant will oversee finance and accounting, contribute to long-term planning, and serve as a liaison for club departments, clients, and vendors, while fostering a positive and innovative work environment. In this role, Grant will report to the Chief Financial Officer Stefanie Meade. Prior to joining the Cardinals, Grant served as Vice President, Accounting and Financial Reporting at the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Arizona Cardinals are one of the National Football League’s 32 teams that compete each year to win the Super Bowl, the world’s biggest annual sporting event. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the Cardinals play at the impressive State Farm Stadium, which hosts 63,400 fans each game. The team has won five division titles, the most recent being in 2015. During the 2008-2009 NFL season, the team won the NFC Championship en route to an appearance at Super Bowl XLIII.