Former Strikeforce President and CEO Scott Coker Quietly Demoted to Executive VP and

Cat--Smasher · 05-11-2011, 08:35 AM

Business as Usual Update: Former Strikeforce President and CEO Scott Coker Quietly Demoted to Executive VP and General Manager

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An interesting tidbit to come out of this week’s UFC Fighter Summit is that former Strikeforce president and CEO Scott Coker has been quietly demoted to the role of executive vice president and general manager of the recently Zuffa-purchased promotion.

No official announcement was made about the title change and its unclear if Coker’s role with the promotion will change as a result, however the agenda for the week-long event revealed the news that managed slipped under the media radar.

Business as Usual Update: Former Strikeforce President and CEO Scott Coker Quietly Demoted to Executive VP and General Manager | Cagepotato

mulefloyd · 05-11-2011, 08:41 AM

Well it's interesting but obviously he stopped being "in charge" after the sale.

Kimbo> Rampage · 05-11-2011, 11:25 AM

lol coker is nothing more than a talking puppet. Im sure he can do his usual things, but when it comes to decision making, he doesnt have a final say.

Sakara=Excitement · 05-11-2011, 12:00 PM

Wait this guy...

Isn't still running Strikefarce into the ground?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Punk Ass · 05-11-2011, 12:03 PM

So who's the president? Dana White?

johnny Boom · 05-11-2011, 02:47 PM

Yep. Definatly business as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary here....oh wait a second....

dexter · 05-11-2011, 02:57 PM

And the evidence used in this article is.... the agenda for a fighter summit that's printed on a plain A4 piece of paper!

TheKidInside · 05-11-2011, 03:00 PM

well, what did you guys think business as usual meant? obviously people are getting fired. business 101 after takeover: keep the soldiers, get rid of the big dogs. they all ready let people go before. Business as usual applies to events/shows/fighters NOT the behind the doors stuff

RearNakedStroke · 05-11-2011, 03:11 PM

I don't claim to be an expert on the subject, but its not like there was a CEO of Zuffa along with a CEO of the UFC. I would think the fact that Zuffa has a CEO might render that title useless to a company that is owned by a parent company that already has a CEO.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Definition

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The highest ranking executive in a company whose main responsibilities include developing and implementing high-level strategies, making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of a company, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and the corporate operations.

in larger companies, the CEO will often deal with only the higher-level strategy of the company and directing its overall growth, with most other tasks deligated to managers and departments.

I would say by the above definition Coker is now managing a department within Zuffa, making the "Strikeforce CEO" title pretty useless, and not really making this a "demotion".

It doesn't really change anything from a couple of weeks ago.