The NFL Players Association has elected a veteran entertainment labor figure as its interim leader after former executive director Lloyd Howell resigned in July.

On Sunday the players’ union announced that they had appointed former SAG-AFTRA national executive director David White to the vacant leadership position following a “a comprehensive, player-led process.” The move follows Howell’s resignation in a cloud of controversy on July 17 after two years as the union’s top staffer.

“We have full faith in David to take the union forward and operate in the best interests of our membership. David has spent much of his career fighting for collectively bargained rights in the labor movement and is committed to putting players first in all the union does,” NFLPA president Jalen Reeves-Maybin

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