Ted Howard was promoted to acting general secretary of the CONCACAF, soccer's regional governing body, following the resignation of Chuck Blazer.
The appointment of the 66-year-old Howard was announced Monday by CONCACAF, which governs North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Howard has been deputy general secretary since 1998. He was executive director of the North American Soccer League from 1971-84, then spent three years as director of marketing of Ohlmeyer Communications. He was director and group manager of NBA marketing from 1988-98.
Blazer had been general secretary since 1990 and announced his resignation in October, taking effect at the end of the year. He said in May that CONCACAF President Jack Warner and Asian confederation head Mohamed bin Hammam attempted to bribe Caribbean delegates $40,000 each to vote for Bin Hammam in the FIFA presidential election. Lisle Austin, Warner's acting successor then tried to fire Blazer, and Austin was suspended from soccer for one year.
CONCACAF has not chosen a new president. Blazer remains a member of the FIFA executive committee.
