Tom Anselmi
Tom Anselmi | |
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Chief Operating Officer of MLSE | |
In office 2004 – September 6, 2013 |
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President | |
In office September 4, 2012 – June 30, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Richard Peddie |
Succeeded by | Tim Leiweke |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Etobicoke, ON, CAN |
Nationality | Canadian |
Residence | Toronto |
Alma mater | Ryerson University and University of Saskatchewan |
Tom Anselmi (born c. 1956) is a Canadian sports executive who most recently served as the President and COO for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Anselmi is an alumnus of Ryerson University and University of Saskatchewan.
Career
Early career
Anselmi started his sports career in 1987 and helped to develop the SkyDome in Toronto.
Anselmi served as Vice President, General Manager of Arena Operations at Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment in Vancouver.
MLSE
Anselmi had a 17 year career at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment; a corporation that owns Toronto FC, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and Toronto Marlies.[1][2] Anselmi was with the company between December 1, 1996 and 13 September 2013.[1][3][4] and he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of MLSE in 1999, and Executive Vice-President and COO in 2004.[5]
Anselmi was named President after an eight-month search.[3] However, Anselmi did not receive the title of CEO position that he sought [6] when he was promoted.[3]
Anselmi's tenure as President and COO ended on June 30, 2013, when Tim Leiweke was hired as President and CEO, though Anselmi still retained the title of COO. Anselmi kept his office as COO when Leiweke reshuffled the senior management team on July 24, 2013.[7]
Anselmi resigned from MLSE on September 13, 2013.[8] Anselmi's position had been weakened since he was the top executive of Toronto F.C. which had never made the MLS playoffs.[citation needed]
Reputation
Anselmi is "well noted" for his arena, real estate and broadcast projects since joining the company in 1996.[9] MLSE Chairman Larry Tanenbaum stated "Tom's proven strength in operations has made him a respected leader here at MLSE and across the sports and entertainment industry."[2] He was credited with having the Air Canada Centre completed on budget and on time. He was also known as a "down-to-earth operator who preferred blue jeans to suits and favoured snowmobiling over more rarefied pursuits".[10]
Personal life
Anselmi was born in Etobicoke, Ontario.[5] Originally an engineer,[5] Anselmi studied landscape architecture at Ryerson University and engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.[5] Anselmi helped build the Rogers Centre and Rogers Arena.[5] In 2011, Anselmi received the Chief of Defence Staff commendation; the highest military honour a civilian can receive.[5]
He is a member of the board of directors of Covenant House,[11] and Canada's Walk Of Fame.[12] Previously, he was a Vice-Chair of the Toronto Board of Trade.[13]
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Preceded by | Chief Operating Officer of MLSE 2004 – September 6, 2013 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | President of MLSE September 4, 2012 – June 30, 2013 |
Succeeded by Tim Leiweke |
- Articles with unsourced statements from October 2014
- 1950s births
- Living people
- Canadian business executives
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Chief operating officers
- Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
- People from Etobicoke
- Ryerson University alumni
- Toronto Maple Leafs executives
- University of Saskatchewan alumni