Anaheim Ducks CEO and leadership

Tim Ryan is in his 15th season as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for the Anaheim Ducks. Over the last 14 years, he has successfully led the Ducks' business efforts to record growth, while initiating numerous community, fan-friendly and youth hockey programs that have increased the popularity of the sport in the Southern California market.

Ryan has served more than 27 years at Honda Center and has more than 41 years in arena management and event creation experience. In addition to his duties with the NHL club, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Anaheim Arena Management, LLC (AAM), the management company of Honda Center. In his role, Ryan oversees one of the premier entertainment and sports venues in the world. Over the years, Honda Center has repeatedly ranked among the top 10 arenas in the world for annual live entertainment.

Ryan has also led significant efforts in renovations around Honda Center, assuring it remains one of the world's top-of-the-line sports and entertainment venues, while continuing to elevate the live game experience. Currently, the arena seating is in the process of being replaced with the second phase completed in July 2019.

Through strategic planning, creative business development and event production, Ryan ensures Honda Center is consistently booked with the world's top names in live entertainment and world-class sporting events. Since the start of 2019, the venue hosted acts such as KISS, P!NK, Justin Timberlake, Elton John, Real Street Festival, Marc Anthony, and more. In August, Honda Center hosted its first ever music festival featuring A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, Migos, Miguel and Meek Mill with over 41,000 in attendance over the two-day event. Since 1993, more than 41 million people have been entertained at Honda Center, enjoying over 4,000 events.

As Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the Anaheim Ducks, Ryan oversees all business operations of the professional hockey team. He assumed his current dual roles on June 20, 2005 when the Ducks were purchased by Dr. Henry and Susan Samueli, owners of AAM.

In each of the last two years (2018 & 2019), the Ducks were named a finalist for Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year by ESPN. The award "represents a sports club/team that demonstrates how teamwork can create a measurable impact on a community or cause." The club has also been continually recognized by ESPN The Magazine in its annual "Ultimate Standings" edition for successes both on and off the ice. The magazine has recognized the Ducks as a top franchise among 122 professional sports teams (NHL, NFL, MLB & NBA), ranking in the top eight three times. In August 2016, J.D. Power also recognized the Ducks as the top franchise in Southern California with respect to overall customer satisfaction.

Ryan has spearheaded several initiatives in conjunction with the Samuelis, including charitable programs that support over 250 nonprofit organizations annually, a team foundation that supports the community in the areas of education, youth hockey and health and wellness, and an expanded grassroots marketing program. Funded by the Anaheim Ducks Foundation, S.C.O.R.E. (Scholastic Curriculum of Recreation and Education), the club's education-based youth hockey program, has reached over 400,000 school children since 2005. The Ducks also have a 7,000-member Kids Club, the largest in the NHL.

In 1992, after a long career at the Long Beach Arena, Ryan joined the then-Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (operated by Ogden Facility Management) as Assistant General Manager. He was promoted to General Manager in 1998 and was named Pollstar Magazine "Facility Executive of the Year" for 2001. During that time, Ryan was also charged with overseeing a number of other Ogden facilities and served as a consultant on various major entertainment projects. Near the end of 2003, the management contract for the arena was purchased by AAM, and Ryan was named President/CEO of both the company and the arena.

Ryan is active in both the entertainment industry and in the local community. He serves on the boards of several nonprofit groups, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Orange County Sports Council, Los Angeles Sports Council, Orangewood Foundation, and the Stars and Stripes Tournament.

Ryan graduated from California State University, Long Beach in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Finance. He lives with his wife, Michele, in Huntington Beach and enjoys golf, fly-fishing and travel.

Bill Foltz serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Arena Management and H&S Ventures, the entity that manages the Samueli Family Office and the various other holdings of the Samuelis. In his role he oversees the financial teams for each of the operating entities of the Samueli family holdings. He is also responsible for all treasury, banking, strategic planning and taxes for the various companies.

Foltz joined H&S Ventures in 2015 and subsequently assumed the CFO roles for the operating companies in 2016. Foltz has extensive experience gained over a 30-year career that covers professional sports, hospitality, private equity and consumer products. Early in his career he served the O'Malley family as CFO of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and subsequently joined Platinum Equity, LLC, a Beverly Hills private equity fund where he oversaw the initial fundraising effort in 2004, resulting in the largest first-time fund raise of that year. He then joined the Wonderful Companies, the holding company for consumer products companies Pom Wonderful, Wonderful pistachios and almonds, Halos mandarin oranges, Fiji Water and floral interchange Teleflora. While with the Wonderful Companies, he negotiated and closed the acquisition of the iconic Fiji Water company. Most recently, Foltz was CFO of Oakwood Worldwide, LLC, the world's largest provider of temporary housing where he sourced, negotiated and closed a multi-billion dollar joint venture with Singapore's Mapletree Investments.

A native of Southern California, Foltz is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance. He began his career with the Big 4 accounting firm Ernst & Young where he obtained his CPA certification.

Foltz has served on Board of Directors for the Catholic Big Brothers, where he also was a "big brother" for 15 years. He also started the Lunada Bay Little League "Challengers" program bringing special needs children together with mainstream "buddies" to play baseball throughout the baseball season. Foltz currently serves on the Board of Directors for Pediatric Therapy Network, which serves special needs children and their families through the critical early development stages. Bill and his wife, Robbie, have four children: Bill, Daniel, Francesca and Zachary. The family resides in Palos Verdes Estates.

Michael Schulman serves as Chairman of the Board of Anaheim Arena Management (AAM), Chief Executive Officer of Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club (ADHC), Chairman of the Board of the Anaheim Ducks Foundation and serves on the board of NHL Enterprises. He is also an Alternate Governor for the NHL Board of Governors.

Schulman is Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Gulls Hockey Club (SDG) and the Alternate Governor for the AHL Board of Governors. In addition, he is Managing Director of H&S Ventures, the entity that manages the Samueli Family Office. Schulman reports directly to owners Dr. Henry Samueli and Susan Samueli, and is responsible for managing and long-term planning of their profit and nonprofit entities.

Schulman was the lead negotiator on behalf of the Samueli family in the acquisition of the Honda Center management agreement from the bankruptcy court and the City of Anaheim. He acts as liaison between the Samueli family and AAM management and supervises all financial, legal and charitable decisions of the arena. He also acts as liaison with the other partners of AAM and the City of Anaheim. In addition, Schulman oversees all long-term capital projects, including the 57 Freeway Marquee, two 360° LED rings, revamping of the video room, new scoreboard and sound system, and remodeling of the company offices and locker rooms.

Schulman also represented the Samueli family in purchase negotiations with Disney for the Anaheim Ducks, and in qualifying the Samueli family for the purchase of the team with the NHL.

Schulman was also involved with the family in changing the team name and logo, and forming the Anaheim Ducks Foundation. Schulman led the negotiation with the American Hockey League (AHL) in forming the new AHL Pacific Division along with four other NHL teams. He was the lead negotiator in purchasing the Norfolk AHL team and moving the team to San Diego. He also formed the San Diego Gulls Foundation.

He is responsible for developing additional ice and inline rinks in the Orange County area and was instrumental in the purchase of several ice and inline rinks, including Irvine, Corona and Huntington Beach inline rinks, and Westminster, Yorba Linda and Lakewood ice rinks. Schulman is the Chairman of THE RINKS Program and oversees its development, including the advancement of the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League, California State Championship and the Learn to Play Hockey Program. Schulman spent over 10 years working with the City of Irvine in developing the Irvine Ice & Sports Complex and forming the Irvine Ice Foundation, which will be responsible for the building of the complex.

Schulman's role at H&S Ventures is multi-faceted. He is the Managing Director of the family office, which oversees all of the family's profit and nonprofit operations. H&S Ventures serves as the manager of AAM, ADHC, SDG as well as a number of other business entities in which the Samuelis are involved. Schulman was a founding member, and is a past board member, of the Santa Clara Institute of Sports Law and Ethics and the USC Sports Business Institute (SBI) Advisory Council.

Schulman serves on the boards of AAM, ADHC, Anaheim Sports Holdings, Anaheim Ducks Foundation, HS Hockey Development, San Diego Gulls Hockey Club and ECH 2101. He is also a current member of the board of the Telluride Ski and Golf Company.

Schulman also serves on many nonprofit boards. He has been a member of the University of California, Irvine Foundation Board since 1991. He was one of the founding members and past chair of the UCI Planned Giving Leadership Council. Schulman serves on the boards of the Samueli Foundation, Samueli Institute, Anaheim Ducks Foundation and San Diego Gulls Foundation.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of California, Berkeley, Schulman went on to the University of Santa Clara Law School. In addition, Schulman studied economics for one year at the University of Leeds in England.

Following law school, he was hired as a full-time law professor at the University of Southern California, after which he was a practicing attorney for a number of years and a partner with the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery.

A native of California, Michael and his wife, Sherry, reside in Laguna Beach and have four children: Annie, Danielle, Bryant and Natasha.

Bob Wagner is a SVP/CMO at Anaheim Ducks and is based in California. He studied at California State University, Long Beach.

Katie Rodin is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for ocV!BE Sports & Entertainment, the Anaheim Ducks, Honda Center, San Diego Gulls, Great Park Ice and The Rinks. Katie serves as a member of the Senior Executive Committee and is responsible for the legal functions of the above entities, including advising all business units within the organization, acquisitions, managing litigation and ensuring legal compliance in all aspects of the operations.