Thursday, December 19, 2013

Convention Center hires outgoing CEO as consultant



The outgoing CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center will be kept on the payroll as a consultant, the center said Wednesday.

Ahmeenah Young, who stepped down as president and CEO on Dec. 6, will have an 18-month consulting arrangement with the center’s new private manager, SMG, which took over Dec. 1. She had led the center since June 2008 and oversaw the center’s $786 million expansion.

A source confirmed that Young will be paid $460,000 over the course of contract.

“This agreement will enable the Center and SMG to continue to utilize Ahmeenah as a valuable resource and call upon her experience, talents, and insights during this transitional period with SMG,” Gregory J. Fox, chairman of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, said. The board approved the contract.

John J. McNichol, who is vice chairman of the PCCA board, will serve as acting and unpaid president and CEO until a permanent replacement can be found. He is a partner in the government relations firm Greenlee and Associates.

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