The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority is pleased to announce the selection of Sandie Aaron, an industry veteran, to take the helm of Managing Director of the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta.
Aaron has an extensive and diverse career facilitating all aspects of venue management in performing arts centers, arenas, amphitheaters and convention centers.
During her lengthy tenure with SMG, a world-wide entertainment and venue management company, Sandie served in the capacity of Regional Booking Director, Regional General Manager and Regional Vice President with responsibilities over 12 venues in the Midwest and Southeast.
Authority General Manager/CEO, Michele Swann said, “After a comprehensive national search, we are thrilled to have found Sandie Aaron. Her programming, financial, strategic and leadership experience will bring enormous value to Cobb Energy Centre and to the other organizations with whom we partner.”
Aaron, a native of Pensacola, Fla., and a 2009 Venues Today Woman of Influence, will begin her position on May 2.
About Cobb Energy Centre
The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta, inside the Perimeter. Cobb Energy Centre is a premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational shows, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts two resident companies, the Atlanta Ballet and The Atlanta Opera. The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling Ballroom, on-site parking for 1,000 vehicles and full-service self-operated food and beverage services. For more information about the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, visit cobbenergycentre.com and follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/CEPAC, on Twitter at @CobbEnergyPAC and on Instagram at instagram.com/cobbenergypac/.
