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Ownership & Management
Ownership
The Sovereign Bank Arena is owned by the Mercer County Improvement Authority. The Mercer County Improvement Authority was created on October 17, 1967, by the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders according to the County Improvement Authorities Law (N.J.S.A. 40:37A et seq.) Under this law, counties are able to create improvement authorities and authorize them to undertake projects for the benefit of the residents.
Phillip S. Miller, Executive Director.
Board of Commissioners
Charles L. Marciante - Chairman
John P. Thurber Vice-Chairman
Morris S. Rubino - Treasurer
Paula R. Fett - Assistant Treasurer
Barbara DeMarco - Commissioner
Anthony M. Davis - Commissioner
Christiana Foglio-Palmer - Commissioner
Phillip S. Miller - Executive Director
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Management
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Global Spectrum, which manages the Sovereign Bank Arena, is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.