Tim Ryan President/Chief Executive Officer, Anaheim Arena Management, LLC Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC
Ducks. Since being named to his current post in the sum- mer of 2005, Ryan has led the club to record levels of suc- cess in business operations while leading aggressive com- munity and fan development programs aimed at improved education, health and well-being, and recreation in the Southern California market. Ryan is now in his 18th year with Honda Center and
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32nd in arena management and event creation. In addition to his duties with the NHL club, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Anaheim Arena Management, LLC (AAM). In his role, Ryan oversees one of the premier enter- tainment and sports venues in the United States. Through mid-year 2010, Venues Today Magazine ranked Honda Center 10th in the World for live entertainment. The facility is also seven-time finalist for “Venue of the Year” in the United States as selected by Pollstar Magazine editors. Through strategic planning, business development and
event production, Ryan ensures the arena is active with a variety of first-class events. Under his guidance, the arena has recently hosted some of the world’s top names in live enter- tainment and over the next several months will serve as host site to UFC 121 and 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regionals. This March, the venue also becomes home to the annual Big West Men’s Basketball Tournament. Honda Center has also served as host to the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships, 2005 World Badminton Championships, the annual John R. Wooden Classic, five previous NCAA men’s basketball tournament events and the first Frozen Four west of the Rocky Mountains in 1999. A variety of professional sports teams have also called Honda Center home, including indoor soccer, arena football and indoor lacrosse. Since 1993, over 28 million people have been entertained at Honda Center, enjoying more than 2,800 events. As Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the
Anaheim Ducks, Ryan oversees all business operations of the professional hockey team. He assumed his current dual roles on June 20, 2005 when the Ducks were purchased by Dr. Henry and Susan Samueli, owners of AAM. In five seasons, the Ducks have played to Honda Center crowds at 95% of capacity, selling out 124 games. The Ducks also had a club-
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im Ryan is in his sixth season as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for the Anaheim
record 78-game sellout streak from 2006-08. Ryan has also spearheaded several initiatives from the
Samuelis, including charitable programs that support approx- imately 500 non-profit organizations annually, a team foun- dation that supports the community in the areas of educa- tion, youth hockey and health and wellness, and an expand- ed grass-roots marketing program. The Ducks launched THE RINKS development program in 2007, which supports and promotes youth ice and roller hockey in Southern California. The blossoming program includes youth hockey leagues at Anaheim ICE, Huntington Beach Inline, Corona Inline, and Westminster ICE. The club also launched the first-ever Orange County High School Hockey League in 2008, with five additional teams joining in 2010. Funded by the Anaheim Ducks Foundation, the club’s education-based youth hockey program (S.C.O.R.E. – scholastic curriculum of recreation and education) has reached over 120,000 local school children over the last five years. The Ducks also have an 8,000 member Kids Club, the largest in the NHL. In 1992, after a long career at the Long Beach Arena, Ryan
joined the then-Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (operated by Ogden Facility Management) as Assistant General Manager. He was promoted to General Manager in 1998 and was named Pollstar Magazine “Facility Executive of the Year” for 2001. During that time, Ryan was also charged with oversee- ing a number of other Ogden facilities and served as a con- sultant on various major entertainment projects. Near the end of 2003, the management contract for the arena was pur- chased by Anaheim Arena Management, LLC and Ryan was named President/CEO of both the company and the arena. In addition to managing the 19,000-seat arena, Ryan is
active in both the entertainment industry and in the local community. He also serves on the boards of several non- profit groups, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Los Angeles Sports Council, Orangewood Children’s Foundation, Special Olympics Southern California, Stars and Stripes Tournament, Tiger Woods Foundation and Tiger Woods Learning Center. Ryan graduated from California State University, Long
Beach in 1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. He lives with his wife Michele in Huntington Beach and enjoys golf, fly-fishing and skiing. #
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