Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company Names Vic Gregovits Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
15 June 2022 - 10:31PM
Business Wire
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (“HOFV” or the
“Company”) (NASDAQ: HOFV, HOFVW), the only resort, entertainment
and media company centered around the power of professional
football, today announced it has named highly experienced sports
marketing and sales professional Vic Gregovits as Executive Vice
President of Sales & Marketing, effective June 20, 2022.
Gregovits, who will report to President and CEO Michael Crawford,
will be tasked with further growing the HOFV brand among sponsors,
consumers and the local community. His primary responsibilities
will include overseeing all of the Company’s strategic marketing
efforts as well as a dedicated focus to new sponsor and partner
development for HOFV, Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson
Controls, Hall of Fame Village Media, and the company’s emerging
gaming and entertainment verticals.
“Vic is a game-changing addition to our Company, as he possesses
more than 32 years’ experience working in sales and marketing for
some of the most recognizable sports franchises in the world,
including the Philadelphia Eagles, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Cleveland Guardians,” said Crawford. “We are very excited to
leverage his deep connections with the business community to bring
on additional sponsors and his strong local market expertise to
enhance the experience for guests of the Hall of Fame Village. I
look forward to working with Vic to further solidify HOFV’s
position as the preeminent brand operating at the intersection of
sports, media and entertainment.”
Gregovits joins HOFV from the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, where he
served as President and oversaw business operations for the USL and
its home field, Highmark Stadium. In just one year with the
Riverhounds, Gregovits oversaw double digit increases in both
ticket sales and corporate partnerships. What’s more, he was
instrumental in Highmark Stadium being selected to host the
International Jazz Festival, Blues Festival, was home to Pittsburgh
Women’s Lacrosse inaugural season and the Western Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic League (“WPIAL”) soccer championships on
multi-year agreements.
Prior to the Riverhounds, Gregovits spent two years as President
of the Louisville Bats, the AAA Affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds,
where he oversaw all operations. He helped grow overall revenues
incrementally, including increasing corporate partnership renewals
by double digits. During his career, Gregovits has held
senior-level sales and marketing positions with several additional
professional sports franchises and high-profile organizations
including the San Antonio Commanders, one of eight members of the
Alliance of American Football, Home Team Marketing, the Cleveland
Guardians, Robert Morris University, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Philadelphia Eagles. Impressively, Gregovits played a significant
role in negotiating the $58 million naming rights agreement to
Progressive Field.
“I am so energized to be joining HOFV and to use my over three
decades of experience in sales and marketing to elevate this brand
exponentially,” said Gregovits. “There are so many compelling
opportunities this company offers fans and sponsors that no other
business can, and I am excited to get to work and help drive
revenue throughout each vertical of the organization. It’s an honor
to work alongside Mike and the rest of our experienced leadership
team.”
Gregovits, who resides in Avon Lake, Ohio, graduated from Robert
Morris University with a degree in Business Administration, and was
the recipient of the Sales & Marketing Executives of
Cleveland’s Distinguished Marketing & Sales Award in 2006. He
was a volunteer member on the Board of Trustees for Robert Morris
University and the Board of Directors for the American Cancer
Society, Pittsburgh Advertising Club and the Louisville Sports
Commission. Furthermore, Gregovits also served on the Steering
Committee for the National Sports Forum.
About Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: HOFV,
HOFVW) is a resort and entertainment company leveraging the power
and popularity of professional football and its legendary players
in partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Headquartered in
Canton, Ohio, the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company
is the owner of the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson
Controls, a multi-use sports, entertainment and media destination
centered around the Pro Football Hall of Fame's campus. Additional
information on the Company can be found at www.HOFREco.com.
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ability to execute its business plan and meet its projections,
including refinancing its existing term loan and obtaining
financing to construct planned facilities; potential litigation
involving the Company; changes in applicable laws or regulations;
general economic and market conditions impacting demand for the
Company’s products and services, and in particular economic and
market conditions in the resort and entertainment industry; the
potential adverse effects of the ongoing global coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic on capital markets, general economic
conditions, unemployment and the Company’s liquidity, operations
and personnel, the inability to maintain the listing of the
Company’s shares on Nasdaq, as well as those risks and
uncertainties discussed from time to time in our reports and other
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