Chattanooga Football Club announces new CEO

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Football Club (CFC) has announced Alton Byrd as its new CEO.

Byrd has been in the sports and branding market for over 30 years.

He has experience in European basketball, head coaching and entrepreneurship.

His focus is to grow the club and invest more resources in the community.

“I think first you start with people. I hope that our ownership, our board and our staff understand that we want to grow our staff. We want to grow their capability. We want to grow their skills,” Byrd said.

CFC has been Chattanooga’s American soccer team for more than 15 years.

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