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Rick Abramson

 
Pres. - Delaware North Companies Inc.
 
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Company Name : Delaware North Companies Inc.
 
Company Website : www.delawarenorth.com
 
Company Address : 40 Fountain Plz.
, Buffalo, NJ,
United States,
 
Rick Abramson Profile :
Pres. - Delaware North Companies Inc.
 
Rick Abramson Biography :

As a teenager, Rick Abramson began his food service and hospitality career vending hot dogs at Milwaukee County Stadium with Delaware North Companies Delaware North Companies Sportservice, provider of concessions, gourmet catering, fine dining and retail operations at more than 50 professional sporting venues and entertainment complexes around the world. After more than 35 years of working in various capacities for Delaware North Companies, a global hospitality and food service provider, Abramson returned to his roots in July 2004 as president of Delaware North Companies Sportservice. In his new role, Abramson oversees all aspects of Delaware North Companies Sportservice’s business operations.

Before returning to Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Abramson most recently served as president of Delta Queen Steamboat Company (DQSC), also a subsidiary of Delaware North Companies. At the helm of this newly acquired company, Abramson managed all facets of DQSC, from finances and marketing to customer service aboard the company’s three passenger vessels the Delta Queen, Mississippi Queen and American Queen.

Prior to joining DQSC in October 2002, Abramson was vice president of Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, which provides hospitality services at state and national parks, historic attractions and company-owned resorts, including Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in Vancouver, B.C., and Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, located outside Yosemite National Park in California. With Parks & Resorts, Abramson supervised the company’s Eastern Region properties, which include Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; Niagara Falls State Park; Jones Beach State Park; Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center; and the U.S. Mints in Philadelphia and Denver.

Abramson also served as president and chief operating officer of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, managed by Delaware North Companies. During his six-year tenure, he directed the visitor complex’s business development, finances, marketing and operations. Abramson also successfully guided a $130 million redevelopment initiative that included opening the world-renowned Apollo/Saturn V Center, International Space Station Center and Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry. Additionally, he managed the opening of several visitor complex educational programs and exhibits, such as Astronaut Encounter, Mad Mission to Mars 2025, Early Space Exploration, Exploration in the New Millennium, and the Dr. Kurt H. Debus Conference Facility.

Under his management, Delaware North Companies received two Themed Entertainment Association awards for the Apollo/Saturn V Center and Exploration in the New Millennium attractions. Abramson also was awarded a NASA Public Service Medal, NASA’s highest achievement award for non-government employees. In 2002, Abramson joined the ranks of some of the most respected members of the space program when he earned the Dr. Kurt H. Debus Award from the National Space Club Florida Committee for his role in educating and inspiring the visitor complex’s millions of guests.

Before Kennedy Space Center, Abramson served as Delaware North Companies’ chief executive officer of Australian Venue Services (AVS) in Melbourne, Australia. There, he worked with AVS Catering clients such as Melbourne Showgrounds, Sydney Entertainment Center and Royal Exhibition Buildings, the Melbourne Cup Race Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Tennis Open.

 
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Richard Stephens

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