The SMG-managed Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron, Michigan, has named Gino Giacumbo its new general manager. With over two decades of experience in sports and venue management, Giacumbo brings a wealth of knowledge with him to his new position in Port Huron. Most recently, Giacumbo served as the general manager at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run, Michigan.
“We are very happy to have Gino join our team,” said Rich MacKeigan, SMG’s regional general manager who has oversight of the Blue Water Convention Center. “The relationships that Gino has built in the area paired with his years of experience will be a great asset for the venue and SMG as well as the community.”
Giacumbo was chosen to fill the position after an expansive nationwide search by SMG and St. Clair County. In addition to his time at the Birch Run Expo Center, Giacumbo worked in Flint, Michigan, as vice president of business operations for Perani Arena and Event Center and Flint General Hockey Club and in Port Huron as vice president and general manager of the Port Huron Beacons.
“I’m excited at the opportunity to be back in Port Huron and am looking forward to collaborating with SMG and this community to carry on forming a creative and productive environment for the region,” Giacumbo said.
Giacumbo graduated Cum Laude from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, in 1990 and obtained his Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1994. Before his time with the Port Huron Beacons, Giacumbo spent time in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the director of corporate sales and marketing for the USA Hockey-National Team Development Program, Elmira, New York, as the vice president and general manager of the Louisville Panthers and Elmira Jackals, and Moline, Illinois, as the general manager of the Quad City Mallards.
