Oak View Group (OVG) has appointed Ade Patton as CFO, efficient instantly, the worldwide venue growth, advisory and funding firm introduced on Tuesday (Aug. 15).
In his new position, Patton will direct and oversee the worldwide monetary and accounting actions of the agency. He lives in Denver and can report back to OVG chairman/CEO Tim Leiweke. Patton succeeds former OVG CFO Steven Selcer within the place.
Patton is a seasoned Fortune 500 govt, having most just lately served as CFO of HBO Max/international DTC at WarnerBros Discovery. Previous to that, he additionally stuffed funding administration roles at Millennium Administration and Citadel and moreover served as CFO of Turner Sports activities from 2019-2020. He moreover serves on the board of healthcare infrastructure firm Welltower and beforehand served on the board of Root Sports activities – Northwest.
Patton earned a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Regulation College, an MBA from Harvard Enterprise College and obtained his bachelor’s diploma from the College of Virginia.
“I’m happy that Ade can be becoming a member of OVG,” stated Leiweke in a press release saying Patton’s rent. “Ade is a seasoned monetary govt who has helped lead world-class corporations, and I stay up for having him on our group to assist information OVG’s continued strategic and sustainable development at scale.”
In his personal assertion, Patton added, “I’m each proud and excited to hitch Oak View Group at this second. We actually have a possibility to rework the sports activities, reside leisure, and hospitality industries globally, and I’m keen to hitch the world-class administration group that Tim and Irving Azoff have assembled.”
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