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Ticats C.E.O. Names Matt Afinec President and C.O.O. of Business Operations

June 12, 2018 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release


Scott Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, announced Tuesday that Matt Afinec has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Business Operations.

"Matt is one of the top young sports executives in professional sports and has done an outstanding job in every role we've put him in," said Mitchell. "He has been the lead executive in business operations the last several years, and is more than deserving of the promotion and official responsibility. As somebody with deep connections to our City and region, he's in the perfect role to lead the Tiger-Cats' business to even greater success moving forward."

In his new role, Afinec will continue to oversee all facets of the Club's business operations including ticket sales and service, corporate partnerships, marketing, communications, fan experience, guest relations, retail operations, digital/broadcast media, and community/municipal relations. Under his guidance, the Tiger-Cats have made numerous innovative additions to Tim Hortons Field to promote the social and out-of-seat viewing experience on game day, including The Stipley (Canada's largest outdoor bar), Stripes Jungle, presented by Findlay Law (a free admission children's playground on the concourse), Coors Banquet Bar, and more.

"I'm humbled to accept this new role with a franchise I've held in such high regard my entire life, in a community in which I've proudly spent most of my life," said Afinec. "I'd like to thank Bob Young and Scott Mitchell for the opportunity, and also thank our tremendous fans and partners for whom it is a great honor to work on behalf of. I'm extremely proud of the business operations team we've assembled and as a group we will continue in our tireless efforts to make a positive impact in the Hamilton community each and every day."

In 2014, Afinec was recognized by George Brown College, the Globe and Mail, and TSN as one of the '5 to Watch' under the age of 40 in Canadian Sports Business. Afinec, a Burlington native with deep family ties to the east-end Stipley neighborhood in which Tim Hortons Field is located, graduated from McGill University. He joined the Tiger-Cats in 2010 as Vice President, Stadium Development, and was a member of the executive team that represented the Tiger-Cats in the development of the Pan Am stadium. Afinec led the Club's efforts to secure a landmark naming rights partnership with Tim Hortons in 2013 and the strategic efforts on stadium founding partnerships and ticketing/hospitality plans to launch the venue. In his previous role as Executive Vice President, Business Operations, he has led the Club's business efforts since 2015.

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