Stacey Ann Allaster CC[2] (born July 12, 1963) was the Chairman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association from 2009 to 2015. (wikipedia)
She transcends the sport. She transcends the sport, and growth in our sport is not coming from tennis fans. It's coming from entertainment fans. And because Maria transcends the sports pages, she's drawing new people to the sport.
Larry has also promoted David Shoemaker, who was their chief legal officer, to chief operating officer. David is also a Canadian, and that means two of the top three people are Canadians. I think that says a lot about our reputation internationally.
We're not going to create (the right) system and culture for the current superstars, but we are building the right system and culture for future superstars. To make the business work, we need top players to play top events.
We have two new stadiums, we have solid sponsors in Rogers, the National Bank and American Express, and we have good relationships with the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour.
