AMB Sports and Entertainment, which operates the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, announced 12 leadership promotions, including four elevated within executive leadership and eight into officer positions.
Latonda Henderson, AMBSE’s current vice-president of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), has been promoted to vice-president, chief DEI officer. Tameka Rish, AMBSE’s vice-president of events and game experience, has been promoted to senior vice-president, fan and associate experience.
Karl Pierburg, vice-president and chief technology officer has been elevated to senior vice-president and chief technology officer of strategy innovation, while Kevin Strada, vice-president of finance for the Falcons, has been named vice-president and chief financial officer for the club.
Elsewhere, Justin Antonacci, senior director of finance for Mercedes-Benz Stadium, has been promoted to vice-president and chief financial officer; Andy Skorupski, senior director of finance for Atlanta United, has been elevated to vice-president and chief financial officer; and Angela Franklin, senior director of finance for AMBSE, has been promoted to vice-president of financial planning and analysis.
Other promotions include Suzi Alvarez, from director of fan data at AMBSE to vice-president of revenue strategy and analytics; Shannon Joyner, from senior director of marketing for the Falcons to vice-president of marketing; Adam Fullerton, from senior director of operations for Mercedes-Benz Stadium to vice-president of stadium operations; Dana Harple, from senior director of corporate partnerships at AMBSE to vice-president of sponsorship activation; and Kevin Pope, from senior director of IT infrastructure and event services at AMBSE to vice-president of IT infrastructure and operations.