“Truist Park and The Battery ... How They Came To Be"

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Mike Plant is in his 20th season with the Atlanta Braves, and his fifth as President and CEO of Development. Plant joined the organization as EVP of Business Operations in November of 2003. In his role, Plant oversees the Braves real estate and development holdings including The Battery Atlanta, its development and project management teams, design, financing, construction and leasing activities. Braves and Battery security, life safety, parking and government relations are all consolidated under Plant’s leadership. He also works with key Braves executives managing all Minor League Team operations and the Spring Training complex in North Point, Florida.

As part of the Braves executive leadership team, Plant was instrumental in the Braves’ efforts to secure and plan SunTrust Park (now Truist Park) and the adjacent mixed-use development, The Battery Atlanta, which opened in Cobb County in April 2017. The creative innovative approach Plant led since inception has been recognized as a leading example of how to structure a successful Public/Private partnership now generating substantial returns for multiple government entities. Oversight and direct responsibility for managing all aspects of design, project management, financing, leasing and construction led to delivering approximately 2.5MM square feet in less than 36 months.

Prior to joining the Braves, Plant served as EVP of Turner Sports, President of Ted Turner’s multi-sport event, The Goodwill Games, and Vice President of Events for Turner Sports, and also Owner and President of Medalist Sports, a full-service sports marketing company he founded in 1988.

Plant was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic speedskating team in Lake Placid, NY, and a six-time member of the U.S. World Championship speedskating teams. Since 1980, he has chaired numerous committees and boards for the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), the U.S. International Speedskating Association, International Cycling Federation, and USA Cycling. Plant served on the Atlanta Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games (ACOG) Board of Directors.

He and his wife Mary have two daughters, Erika and Maddie, and a son, Drew.