Chris ilitch biography

Christopher Ilitch Biography

Christopher Ilitch (Christopher Paul Ilitch) is president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., a privately held entity with total revenues reported to be over $2 billion.

Through Ilitch Holdings, Ilitch is the owner of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and MLB’s Detroit Tigers, taking over ownership of both teams (along with the holding company and its related properties) upon the death of his father Mike in 2017.

Christopher Ilitch Education

Ilitch studied at Cranbrook Kingswood high school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was a member of the state championship hockey team in 1983.

Ilitch earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Michigan in 1987.

Christopher Ilitch Career

Ilitch worked a short time at IBM before joining his family’s business where he has been ever since.

Ilitch worked for Little Caesars management in Walled L