The Oak View Group (OVG), the prominent venue development and management company (US), has brought on Amy Latimer as the Chief Business Officer (CBO). She will oversee “management, hospitality, security, parking, sustainability consulting, and premium experiences” at the OVG venues around the world.
‘NEW INDUSTRY FOCUS’ stated that Latimer will begin her new position at the OVG on October 24th.
The Oak View Group, LLC is an American professional sports and commercial real estate company based in Denver (US). It manages several sports venues including the 18,300-capacity Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle which was constructed under the company’s supervision.
Latimer Experience:
- As the Executive Vice-President (EVP) and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Delaware North (a global leader in the hospitality and entertainment industry based in Buffalo, US) Latimer oversaw over 200 venues including the sports and entertainment spaces, the national parks and the vacation resorts; and
- She also served as the President at the 19,580-capacity TD Garden in Boston, the arena where the National Basketball Association (NBA) team Boston Celtics and the National Hockey League (NHL) team Boston Bruins play home games and artistes such as Tate McRae (Canadian singer-songwriter-dancer) and Kali Uchis (American singer-songwriter) perform.
What they Said:
Maintained Latimer, “After a tremendous and deeply rewarding 30 years with the Delaware North I am excited for this next chapter of my career. The OVG’s growth trajectory is beyond compelling, they have an extremely accomplished leadership team and their vision for the future of our industry is exciting, to say the least.”
‘NEW INDUSTRY FOCUS’ quoted Chris Granger, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Oak View Group, as stating, “[Latimer] is a longtime friend of OVG and uniquely shares our values, our entrepreneurial spirit and our global ambitions. She is an incredibly well-respected leader and her work spanning the venues, the teams, hospitality, development, and premium experiences make her perfectly qualified to join our diverse, deeply talented team.”
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