Tom Anselmi
| Tom Anselmi | |
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| President & CEO of The Ottawa Senators | |
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Assumed office January 25, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Cyril Leeder |
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| Born | 1956 (age 60–61) Etobicoke, Ontario, CAN |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Residence | Canada |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University and University of Saskatchewan |
Tom Anselmi (born c. 1956) is a Canadian sports executive. He is the president and CEO of the Ottawa Senators professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) and its corporation, the Senators Sports & Entertainment Corporation. Most recently he had served as the President and Chief operating officer for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Anselmi is an alumnus of Ryerson University and University of Saskatchewan.
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.
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. Anselmi was with the company between December 1, 1996 and 13 September 2013. and he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of MLSE in 1999, and Executive Vice-President and COO in 2004.
Anselmi was named President after an eight-month search. However, Anselmi did not receive the title of CEO position that he sought when he was promoted.
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.
Anselmi resigned from MLSE on September 13, 2013. Anselmi's position had been weakened since he was the top executive of Toronto F.C. which had never made the MLS playoffs.
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