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A look at Bill DeWitt III
 January 15, 2007 -- Cardinals vice president Bill DeWitt III and his father, Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. wait for the start of the annual Baseball Writers Association of America Dinner at the Millenium Hotel in St. Louis, Mo. (Chris Lee/P-D) ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
A look at Bill DeWitt III, who succeeds Mark Lamping as Cardinals’ team president: Age: 40. Family: Married (Ira) with two children (Natalie and Will). Education: Yale undergraduate, Harvard postgraduate. Current title: Senior VP of Business Development, St. Louis Cardinals. Previously: Director of Merchandising (1996-1999), VP of Business Development (2000-2003). Duties: Has been supervising the Ballpark Village project. ... oversaw move of Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum to the Bowling Hall of Fame site. ... worked closely with SportsService concessions and other stadium contractors. ... oversees the Cardinals Hall of Fame and has added many new artifacts. ... initiated the team’s expanded offsite retail operations. ... started the team’s website, before it moved under the jurisdiction of MLB. ... oversaw the updating of the Cardinals logos in the mid 1990s. ... helped facilitate the spring-training move from St. Petersburg Fla. to Jupiter Fla. ... assisted Lamping on design features for the new Busch. Personality: More low-key than Lamping. Cerebral, quiet, gentlemanly, capable. Lamping’s warmth and charm played well with fans. Will the customers be able to comfortably relate to DeWitt III? Quote: "He’ll do a great job," Lamping said. "There’s no reason for Cardinals fans to be concerned. He’s very smart. And you’re not going to go wrong if you put smart people in positions of power."
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