Sexton, 61, joins the Wild after spending the last three seasons as assistant general manager for the Buffalo Sabres where he assisted General Manager Jason Botterill in every aspect of hockey operations in addition to overseeing amateur scouting and serving as general manager of Buffalo's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
Prior to joining the Sabres, Sexton spent seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He joined the Penguins as assistant director of amateur scouting in 2010-11 and was promoted to director of amateur scouting in 2015-16. As director of amateur scouting, Sexton oversaw Pittsburgh's scouting operations in North America and Europe.
He joined the Florida Panthers organization in January of 2007 as assistant general manager and was named general manager in 2009. Prior to joining the Panthers, Sexton spent three years as the Executive Director of Capital Sports Management Inc. (CSMI), a sister company to the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. While with CSMI, he provided strategic analysis and advice to the Senators.
Sexton spent eight years (1988-96) with the Ottawa Senators organization serving in a number of roles including president, chief executive officer and general manager. As one of the Senators' founders, he was instrumental in helping bring the NHL back to Ottawa.
A native of Brockville, Ont., Sexton played collegiate hockey at St. Lawrence University (1978-82) and spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Saints.
He and his wife, Jo-Ann, have three sons, Michael, Ben and Patrick.
