Athletics president Dave Kaval will resign from the organization after being the public face of the organization's planned move from Oakland to Las Vegas.

Athletics president Dave Kaval will resign from his position at the end of the calendar year, the team announced in a statement on Friday. Sandy Dean, an A’s executive and business partner with owner John Fisher, will take over on an interim basis as the club searches for a full-time replacement.

The Athletics announced Friday that team president Dave Kaval, a major architect behind the team’s departure from Oakland, is resigning so that he can “pursue new business opportunities in California,