Marathe promoted to 49ers COO

Feb. 24, 2011MAIOCCO ARCHIVE49ERS PAGE49ERS VIDEOMatt MaioccoCSNBayArea.comINDIANAPOLIS -- Paraag Marathe, who has served in various roles on the football and business sides of the 49ers over the past decade, was promoted this week to chief operating officer.Team president Jed York announced the move Wednesday in an memo to employees. The team released excerpts of the notice to the media."With the recent hire of Trent Baalke as general manager to oversee the entire scope of football operations, we now need to ensure that we have equally defined leadership focus on the team's business operations," York stated in announcing Marathe's promotion.RELATED: Trent Baalke Q&A at combine
Prior to his current role, Marathe spent two seasons as 49ers executive vice president of football & business operations. Marathe spent several seasons in the coach's booth on game days, assisting head coaches Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary with rules interpretations and replay challenges.Andy Dolich previously held the title of COO before his departure more than a year ago. Over the past year, Marathe concentrated on the business operations with a focus on the team's efforts to build a new stadium in Santa Clara. Marathe will continue as the 49ers' chief contract negotiator and salary-cap manager. He will also be available to support Baalke in football operations with special projects.Marathe received his bachelor's degree from Cal's Haas School of Business and his MBA from Stanford.