NEW
YORK, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Madison
Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE: MSGS) ("MSG Sports") today
announced that Chris Overholt – a
highly-regarded sports, media and entertainment executive – has
been named Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships, effective
March 27.
In this position, Mr. Overholt will oversee all global
partnership sales efforts for MSG Sports and Madison Square Garden
Entertainment Corp., including large cross-venue and platform deals
across both companies' portfolio of world-renowned assets.
He will work closely with the executive management team to develop
and lead a first-class sales and service organization maximizing
revenue and partner quality for MSG Sports and MSG Entertainment's
partner base.
Mr. Overholt will oversee a partnership strategy team
responsible for providing exceptional service and relationship
management to the companies' group of partners, providing industry
leading strategic thinking, integration of innovative activation
plans and execution with the goal of providing world class service.
He will report to David Hopkinson,
President and Chief Operating Officer, MSG Sports.
"Chris brings more than 30-years of industry experience across
several professional sports leagues, where he has focused on
multiple areas of business operations including sponsorship,
marketing, licensing and media," said Mr. Hopkinson. "We look
forward to having him as a part of our leadership team and are
confident that his ability as a marketer, brand builder and leader
will provide incredible value as we continue to evolve and explore
opportunities both domestically and internationally."
"Madison Square Garden, its
teams, venues and people collectively represent the worlds'
preeminent sports, media & entertainment platform," said Mr.
Overholt. "I could not be more honored to be asked to join such an
esteemed organization. I look forward to contributing to the
already incredible work being done each day by this dynamic team of
leaders."
Mr. Overholt joins MSG Sports from Overactive Media,
Canada's leading esports and media
enterprise, where he was the President and Chief Executive Officer.
While at Overactive, Mr. Overholt helped establish the organization
as the global leader in the industry, helping produce prominent
audience reach across all platforms supporting media and
sponsorship growth strategies. In addition, he was leading the
development for a planned 7,000-seat Performance Venue at
Toronto's famed Exhibition Place and
helped create a multi-million dollar and industry-leading marketing
partnership business.
Prior to joining Overactive Media, Mr. Overholt was the Chief
Executive Officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee where he
helped oversee Canada's most
successful Winter and Summer Olympic Games in succession, while
delivering monumental financial value to the Canadian Olympic Team
through innovative marketing and media partnerships. Earlier in his
career, Overholt held various positions in the sports industry,
including Vice President of Partnerships and Marketing for the
Miami Dolphins; Executive Vice President, Business Operations for
the Florida Panthers and Vice President, Sales and Service for
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
Mr. Overholt received a bachelor's degree in History from the
University of Western Ontario and
attended the Executive General Managers Program at Harvard Business School.
About Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSG Sports) is a leading
professional sports company, with a collection of assets that
includes: the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Rangers (NHL);
two development league teams – the Westchester Knicks (NBAGL) and
the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL); and esports teams through Counter
Logic Gaming, a North American esports organization, and Knicks
Gaming, an NBA 2K League franchise.
MSG Sports also operates two professional sports team performance
centers – the MSG Training Center in Greenburgh, NY and the CLG
Performance Center in Los Angeles,
CA. More information is available at www.msgsports.com.
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