Kim Ng aka Kimberly J. Ng was Created on November 17, 1968, Also out of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She's an American executive in Major League Baseball and general manager of the Miami Marlins.
On November 13th, 2020,'' Kim was named as the first woman to hold the title of General Manager in any North American men's pro sports league, Marlins part-owner and CEO Derek Jeter wrote in a statement.
"On behalf of Primary Owner Bruce Sherman and our entire ownership group, we anticipate Kim bringing a wealth of wisdom and championship-level expertise to the Miami Marlins," and added.
"Her leadership of the baseball operations team will play a major part in our course toward continuing success. Additionally, her extensive work in expanding youth softball and baseball initiatives will boost our efforts to grow the game among our regional childhood as we continue to create a positive influence on the South Florida community."
Afterwards, Kim said in a statement "It's the honor of my career to lead the Miami Marlins as their second general manager," and then wrote,"We're building for the long term in South Florida, creating a forward-thinking, collaborative, creative baseball surgery made up of incredibly talented and committed staff who have, within the last couple of decades, laid a terrific foundation for achievement."
Know About Kim Ng
She is an American executive in Major League Baseball and on November 13th, Kim Ng was declared as the new general manager of the Miami Marlins.
Kim has become the first woman to serve as general manager of a group from the Big Four leagues in North America, and also the highest-ranking woman in professional sports management.
Speaking about her profession, she started as an intern with the Chicago White Sox at age 21. Then, with her hard work and devotion, Kim became the American League's director of waivers and records.
Furthermore, Kim became the youngest assistant GM in MLB at the age of 29 by working with Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees.
Besides this, she was ranked 13th in the list of the 2015 most influential minorities in sports and became the most powerful woman in athletics. In 2017, Kim was called the most powerful woman in sports by Adweek.
Family
She was born on November 17, 1968, and from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, she's 52 years old as of 2020.
She was born to Jin Ng (Father) and Virginia Fong (Mother), Kim also has four sisters, her father was a financial analyst and mother was a banker.
Talking about her schooling, she attended Ridgewood High School and graduated in the University of Chicago in 1990, with a B.A. in public coverage.
Husband
She is married to Tony Markward, who is the co-owner of Silas Wines in Oregon.
In accordance with Silaswines.com,"Tony's great grandfather, a grocer at Dubuque, Iowa, made wine from anything could ferment in his garden. Dandelions, fruit from an unruly and varied orchard, and four rows of concord grapes all got a chance. Tony first introduced to wine with sips of a few of these homegrown and not particularly sweet drinks ."
Formerly, Tony served as the public policy advisor and then as a television editor.
Web Worth
The estimated Net Worth of her is 1.3 Million USD as of 2020. She stands 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 54KG.