Hugh J. Lombardi, with 27 years of venue management experiences, is the new general managerImage may be NSFW.
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for the 15,000-seat Chesapeake Energy Arena and Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, for SMG. The arena is home to the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. Lombardi had been SVP and GM of the TD Garden in Boston for Delaware North Companies. TD Garden is home to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Boston Celtics of the NBA. Prior to that, he was COO, SVP and GM of what is now Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn., home to the Nashville Predators of the NHL. Cox Convention Center encompasses 100,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, a 25,000-square-foot ballroom, and 21 meeting rooms.
