Source: CFL to unveil new commissioner Ambrosie during Tuesday news conference
TORONTO — Randy Ambrosie has been officially hired as the next commissioner of the CFL, a league source has confirmed to The Canadian Press.
The source said the CFL has scheduled a news conference in Toronto on Wednesday to formally announce the appointment of the 14th commissioner in league history.
Ambrosie will take over from Jeffrey Orridge, who stepped down last month after just over two years on the job. Board chairman Jim Lawson has been serving as interim commissioner since Orridge’s departure.
Word surfaced last week that Ambrosie had been hired to replace Orridge. But league officials said the reports were premature because the move hadn’t been made official with the board’s vote on Ambrosie’s appointment.