SALT LAKE CITY (Thursday, October 18, 2007) - Real Salt Lake Owner David W. Checketts today appointed SCP Worldwide partner Alan Pace as the Club's interim President, effective immediately. In conjunction, Dean Howes, also an SCP Worldwide partner, becomes Vice Chairman of RSL focusing his efforts on the emerging RSL Stadium in Sandy, as well as new business endeavors for SCP.
"First and foremost, I want to publicly thank my longtime friend and partner Dean Howes for all of his tireless efforts to bring RSL to Utah and to secure the Sandy location as the team's long-term home," said Checketts. "I look forward to having Dean start to focus on some of the interesting opportunities we have in front of us."</p>
"Alan Pace provides a wealth of business acumen that will allow the franchise to be looked at with a fresh set of eyes," Checketts continued. "At this point in our history I feel that his expertise is critical as we prepare to move the business forward and transition into our world-class sports and entertainment venue, providing a rich and rewarding experience for our fans and business partners."
Mr. Pace, who recently joined SCP Worldwide in March, 2007, has been responsible for overseeing the company's financial institution relationships, played an integral role in the completion of the company's relationship with Real Madrid, the operation of SCP's sports media company, Tupelo-Honey Productions, and the recent acquisition of the 2010 South American World Cup Qualifying Tournament media rights.
Prior to his partnership in SCP, he served as Managing Director - Global Head of Business Advisory & Product Management at Lehman Brothers. In that position, Mr. Pace was responsible for advising Hedge Funds clients regarding capital raising, start-up services and technology platforms.
Mr. Pace completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and received his MBA from I.E.S.E., University of Navarra in Barcelona, Spain in 1994.
About SCP Worldwide
Based in New York City, SCP Worldwide is a sports, media and entertainment company with worldwide assets that is owned and operated by David W. Checketts and his partners, Mike McCarthy, Ken Munoz, Chris Bevilacqua, Dean Howes and Alan Pace. Together they form an experienced management team with a proven track record in the sports, entertainment, media and financial fields with a combined impressive resume which includes Madison Square Garden and its cable networks MSG, FSN New York, the first-ever college sports network, CSTV, the first-ever college conference network, the MTN and financial stalwart Lehman Brothers.
SCP Worldwide's growing cadre of properties include: the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center and Kiel Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri; Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake and Sports Radio KALL 700 AM in Salt Lake City, Utah; a controlling interest in New York City based Running Subway, a live entertainment company which recently produced "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" on Broadway this past Holiday Season; and heralded television and broadband production company, Tupelo-Honey Productions. In addition, SCP Worldwide also owns exclusive multi-platform rights to the prestigious 2010 South American World Cup Qualifying tournament matches.
SCP Worldwide is also constructing a soccer-specific stadium with related entertainment elements in Sandy, Utah.
