St. Paul Saints Executive Vice President Tom Whaley will chair the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce in 2018.

Whaley assumed the post on Friday, taking over for Jeff Pellegrom, chief financial officer and executive vice president of the Minnesota Wild.

Whaley is a minority owner of the team and is on his second stint with the organization. He’s been with the Saints since 1993 except for a brief interruption during which he spent two years as director of corporate sales for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The St. Paul Area Chamber has provided programming and advocacy that fosters the growth of its 1,200 members for more than 140 years.