After 40 years of privatizing management of public assembly facilities, from the original Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to the latest, Shenzhen (China) World Exhibition & Convention Center, from BOK Center in Tulsa to Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., and happily in McCormick Place, Chicago, and U.S Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, “there is still a lot of headroom in our industry,” said Wes Westley, president and CEO, SMG. Westley heads a mature company he reorganized by specialized divisions and leads a management team of seasoned professionals with an average tenure of 20 years. When Westley arrived, the company managed fewer than 30 venues. Today, it manages 232.
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