Austin, TX 6/10/2011 5:49:20 PM
News / Travel

Ludus Tours Announces Brian Melekian As VP, Operations and Strategy

Former Pro Football Team & League Executive To Help Create and Implement Strategy for the Growing Sports Tour and Hospitality Company.

Ludus Tours has hired Brian Melekian as Vice President of Operations and Strategy. Melekian will work directly with the executive, account management and sales teams to oversee daily operations while applying his experience and vision toward shaping new strategy and processes that will enable unprecedented growth for the company.

"I’m extremely thrilled at the opportunity to join Adam and the team at Ludus to build on the foundation already in place and to take the company to new levels," said Brian Melekian, Vice President of Operations and Strategy.

Melekian joins Ludus Tours with over a decade of operations management experience in the sports industry. Most recently he served as the Senior Vice President of the United Football League (UFL) and the Virginia Destroyers. During his two years with the UFL, Melekian oversaw all facets of UFL stadium operations and day-to-day business and created over a dozen new systems still in use. His efforts improved efficiencies and contributed to revenue growth of the third year football league.Previous experience in the sports operations industry includes director level positions held with the Anschtz Entertainment Group, specifically with the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Home Depot Center.

"We are ecstatic to bring someone with Brian's background on to the team," said Adam Dailey, Managing Director of Ludus Tours.  "We are excited about the level of execution that he is able to add to the equation. Brian gets what we do; and he wants to help us do it better."

About Ludus Tours:
Ludus Tours provides complete travel, tour and hospitality packages to the world’s premiere sporting and cultural events, including the 2012 Summer Games in London, the 2012 U.S. Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, among others. In addition to their travel services, Ludus Sports offers corporate branding, marketing and retail opportunities within each of their events.  Since 2003, Ludus has helped thousands of individuals, families and organizations with their accommodation and hospitality needs. Ludus is the Official Hospitality Provider for over 15 National Governing Bodies including USA Swimming, USA Volleyball, USRowing and others. Ludus Tours is based in San Diego, CA with offices in London, UK. 


Contact:
Larkin Geyer
Account Manager
Ludus Tours
P.O. Box 50251
Austin, TX 78763
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