Declan Mullin

Declan Mullin is senior director of ballpark operations for the Cincinnati Reds and oversees Great American Ball Park. Mullin is a native of Northern Ireland, is a 28-year veteran in public-assembly management. He worked in England at such facilities as the Oval Sports Center in Merseyside, which became the training site for the English Olympic Committee for track and field, tennis, gymnastics, swimming, diving, soccer and rugby. It was also the location for the movie “Chariots of Fire.”

He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in recreation and business management from the University of St. Helen’s in England.

Mullin came to the U.S. in 1988, working for Spectator Management Group and has had operational review responsibilities for the Louisiana Superdome, the Memphis Cook Convention Center, the Atlantic City Convention Center, the Pittsburgh Civic Center, Tampa Bay Ice Palace and Jacksonville Stadium. He became a United States Citizen in 1992.

Mullin was hired by the Cincinnati Reds in 2000 to manage facility and game-day operations at Cinergy Field, and has continued that position at the Reds’ new home, Great American Ball Park. Declan serves on the board of the Reds Community Fund and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.