Belinda Stronach, president, chief executive officer and president of the Stronach Group, announced the appointment of Kevin Gilmore as the group’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
The appointment of Gilmore as a seasoned sports, entertainment and business executive to this role reflects and supports Stronach’s mission to continue to grow and diversify its business and financial activities. Stronach Group’s legacy of success in the areas of thoroughbred racing and peer-to-peer betting, technology, entertainment, media, content and real estate development.
As executive vice president and chief executive officer of the Stronach Group, Gilmore will work directly with Stronach on company goals and key strategic initiatives, including issues in connection with the Stronach Group’s 1/ST business—North American Purebred Race and the mutuel betting company. He will work closely with the 1/ST executive leadership team to drive growth and performance and achieve strategic goals.
“I am delighted to welcome Kevin Gilmore to the Stronach Group and look forward to working with him to further strengthen our company’s innovative and forward-thinking business,” said Stronach. “Kevin’s extensive expertise in sports, entertainment, real estate and business management will support my vision for the growth of the Stronach Group as we work to identify new opportunities for capitalize on the changing sports, entertainment and content landscape.”
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Belinda and her team as a consultant for over a year, and I’m not only excited about current and future opportunities, but also know that I can help make this happen. present and deliver innovation and growth across all segments, but I am also excited to join a senior leadership team assembled by Belinda that represents some of the best in racing, Purebred betting, content and entertainment,” Gilmore said. “Additionally, the ability to build on the company’s existing facilities and create ‘live-play-work’ urban communities based on sport and recreation is also a huge opportunity that I happy to contribute.”
With over 30 years of global senior executive leadership experience, Gilmore has been a catalyst in the transformation, growth and success of some of the world’s most iconic sports teams and organizations, including including NHL’s Montreal Canadaiens. During his tenure with Canadaiens, he transformed the legacy team into a contemporary and global brand, significantly boosting the club’s profitability and franchise value during his five-year tenure, among other things, securing a record NHL broadcast contract for the club in 2013, partnering on the Tour des Canadaiens property development project and pursuing global initiatives such as 24CH and the Club club 1909. From 2019-2021, Gilmore made the leap to the Professional Football League as president and chief executive officer of Impact Montreal/CF Montreal where he successfully built a presence. representing the club’s global brand, bringing in football legend Thierry Henry as coach, and spearheading the rebranding while restructuring the club’s sporting direction and approach.
Prior to leading Canadianiens, he served as senior vice president of strategy and business development for AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group), overseeing global corporate development projects including entertainment complex projects. positions in Shanghai and Guangzhou, and a joint venture with the NBA in China led to the development of a new arena project in Beijing ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. From 1999-2006, he was vice president of operations. Hockey player and assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, and prior to that as vice president of legal and corporate affairs for Anaheim Sports (NHL’s Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and MLB’s Anaheim Angels) worked with The Walt Disney Company as a legal entity from 1991-1993, leading the team that secured Walt Disney’s NHL expansion franchise in 1993.
Fluent in English and French, Gilmore holds a Bachelor of Laws and a license in Civil Law from the University of Ottawa and an executive certificate from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, and practices law in Canada with Fasken Martineau Walker (Montreal) and in the United States with Latham & Watkins (Los Angeles).
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