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UM Board of Curators approves contract for new athletic director

August 10, 2021 10:12 PM

Published August 10, 2021 11:23 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously to approve the contract for Mizzou's new athletic director on Tuesday morning.

Desiree Reed-Francois signed a six-year contract with MU. She'll make $800,000 per year - $550,000 is her base salary and $250,000 is her non-salary compensation for appearances and other marketing activities. Reed-Francois can also make up to $150,000 more per year in incentives.

You can read the entire offer letter here:Download

Reed-Francois will officially begin her role as MU's athletic director on Aug. 15.

The 49-year-old comes to Columbia after spending the last four years at UNLV. You can read more about her move to MU here.

Reed-Francois will be officially introduced at a news conference on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

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