penticton gm hired - dean clarke
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, August 26, 2010
NEW GENERAL MANAGER HIREDFOR PENTICTON VENUES
Penticton, BC: Global Spectrum, in conjunction with the City of Penticton, announced today theappointment of Dean Clarke to the position of General Manager of the Global Spectrum-managedcampus of sports, entertainment and convention venues in Penticton. He will commence his newposition on Monday, September 20.
In his new role, Clarke, a 15-year veteran of the public assembly venue management industry,will oversee the day-to-day operation of the 60,000-sq. ft. Penticton Trade & Convention Centre;the South Okanagan Events Centre, a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena and home to the PentictonVees; Memorial Arena; and the Okanagan Hockey School Training Centre, home to theOkanagan Hockey School and Penticton Lakers.
This extensive campus is situated in the friendly Okanagan Valley. Translated from the languageof the Okanagan First Nations to mean a place to live forever, Penticton maintains its small towncharm amid its stunning mountain landscape in the heart of British Columbias wine country.
Dean is a terrific leader who brings with him many new and exciting opportunities for the SOECand for the entire Penticton region," said Global Spectrum Chief Operating Officer John Page.
Clarke joins Global Spectrum after more than a decade in the employ of RG Properties, in recentyears in the capacity of General Manager of Prospera Place, the 6,500 seat sports andentertainment venue in Kelowna, BC. After attending Carleton University, Dean began his careeras the Operations Supervisor at the Corel Centre in Ottawa in 1995 before moving on to MapleLeaf Gardens and the Air Canada Centre in Toronto as Manager of Facility Services. Dean thenmoved to the Okanagan region in 1999 to assume the role of Director of Operations of KelownasProspera Place, as well as the 7,000 seat Save on Foods Memorial Centre located in Victoria,BC. Dean completed further training in his field in 2003 from the International Association ofAssembly Managers (IAAM) Public Assembly Facility Management School at Oglebay.
It has been an exciting process to work with Global Spectrum in the selection of our campusnew General Manager. These are more than just buildings, they represent a bright part ofPentictons future. We know Dean has the experience and enthusiasm for the job. We are lookingforward to working with Dean and Global Spectrum to make these facilities very successful.
Penticton City Council and I wish Dean a successful journey in his new role! said Mayor DanAshton on Clarkes new appointment.
Dean and his family will soon be calling Penticton their new home.
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CONTACT: Ernie Blumke, Director of MarketingGlobal Spectrum Facility ManagementPenticton Trade & Convention CentreSouth Okanagan Events [email protected]
ABOUT GLOBAL SPECTRUM FACILITY MANAGEMENT:Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field withmore than 85 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of theworlds largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of theNational Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, Flyers Skate Zone, a series ofcommunity ice skating rinks, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercialrights sales company and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketingtechnology solutions. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televisedfigure skating spectaculars on NBC.
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