Why it matters: The new job is one of the most important in the city government. York will oversee the ambitious redevelopment of the area surrounding the new Titans stadium.
Zoom in: York comes to the new gig from the Nashville Department of Transportation, where he had already been working on East Bank issues.
"I have seen Ben York's excellent work over the past 14 years at Metro, and his intimate knowledge of the East Bank will give him a head start in his new role as CEO," O'Connell said in a press release.
York has already made a key hire, appointing fellow city official Anna Grider as the authority's first chief operating officer.
The East Bank Development Authority launched last year with a board of city and state appointees.
