Домой United States USA — Sport Pac-12 hires MGM Resorts exec George Kliavkoff as new commissioner

Pac-12 hires MGM Resorts exec George Kliavkoff as new commissioner

242
0
ПОДЕЛИТЬСЯ

Kliavkoff, 54, who ran the sports division for MGM and worked for Major League Baseball, succeeds Larry Scott after 12 tenuous years
The Pac-12 has gone outside the box in order to get back on track, hiring MGM executive George Kliavkoff as its next commissioner. Kliavkoff,54, oversees MGM’s sports and entertainment division and has partnered with the Pac-12 on events in Las Vegas. He is also a board member at BetMGM. While working for Major League Baseball in the early 2000s, he oversaw the development of Baseball Advanced Media (BAM), the highly successful internet arm of MLB. “One of the most creative thinkers I know,” a conference source said of Kliavkoff. “He has a great media background and is partner-oriented in his approach.” The move is sure to generate intense reaction from Pac-12 fans and skepticism within the college sports world. Kliavkoff has no experience working on college campuses; nor does he possess a background in college football. But the Pac-12 presidents were no doubt attracted to Kliavkoff’s background in business development and innovation.

Continue reading...