Indochino CEO Drew Green named chair, co-owner of Canadian Elite Basketball League

By The Canadian Press on November 14, 2024.

Drew Green, the CEO of Indochino, a custom suit retailer at his store in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Green has been named the new chair of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's board of governors and co-owner of the league. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jimmy Jeong

TORONTO – Drew Green has been named the new chair of the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s board of governors.

Green has also become co-owner of the league.

His role will include instituting new formal governance at the board level, working to attract strategic investors and partners, and advising commissioner Mike Morreale and team owners on league business matters.

Green is the chief executive officer of Indochino, one of Canada’s fastest-growing apparel brands. It has partnerships with MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL teams.

There are 10 teams in the league, with franchises in Montreal, Ottawa, St. Catharines, Ont., Scarborough, Ont., Brampton, Ont., Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

The CEBL will start its seventh season next summer.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.