Dean Howes
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Dean Howes is a Partner in SCP Worldwide, a New York City based sports, entertainment and media company founded in 2002. Dean and SCP Worldwide recently purchased the National Hockey League’s St. Louis Blues and the newly re-named Scottrade Center. In addition, SCP also owns the Real Salt Lake soccer franchise a member of Major League Soccer playing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Of which, Dean serves as the Vice-Chairman and oversees the construction of a soccer-specific stadium with related entertainment elements in Sandy, Utah. In addition, SCP recently signed a long-term marketing agreement with world-renowned soccer franchise, Real Madrid. Giving them exclusivity to the North American marketing of the world's largest sports franchise.
Dean played a pivotal role in the groundbreaking achievement of making Real Salt Lake the first professional sports team to sell the naming rights to the front of their jersey. This has sparked a trend throughout the MLS, which now has six teams with front jersey sponsors.
In addition to serving as a Partner for SCP Worldwide, Howes also serves as Real Salt Lake's Vice-Chairman, orchestrating and managing the development of RSL's new soccer specific stadium. Howes also sits on the Board of Directors for United Way of Salt Lake.
Dean began his career with Bristol-Myers Squibb spending 19 years in key executive positions in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. As Senior Director of Business Development, he was responsible for 160 million dollars in annual sales in addition to managing a staff of National Account Managers and Business Development Managers.
In 1997, he became CEO, President, and Founding Executive of Professional Teams Physicians, a company that aggregated physicians representing professional teams in the NBA, MLB, NFL, MLS and NHL. The company grew to represent over 1,100 sports medicine physicians responsible for creating and supporting sports care products as well as providing technology tools for hospitals and physicians across the country.
The last five years, Dean has focused his efforts with Dave Checketts, Chairman of SCP Worldwide, investigating and exploring sports teams and media investments.
During his thirty-two years of marketing, sales, and business development experience, Dean has earned numerous professional awards for his outstanding achievement and business accomplishments. Dean has served in many voluntary leadership positions. In his spare time, he enjoys family, friends, and a wide variety of sports interests.
