Peter A. Luukko is President and Chief Operating Officer of Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm which includes the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team and the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and the arena in which the two teams play, the Wells Fargo Center. Luukko works closely with Comcast-Spectacor Chairman Ed Snider in overseeing the day-to- day operations of all of the company’s interests which also include Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field, Ovations Food Services, the company‘s food and concession company, Paciolan, a leading provider of ticketing software and technology, New Era Tickets, the company’s full-service ticketing company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community skating and hockey rinks in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Additionally, Luukko, who is also Chairman of Global Spectrum, is responsible for creating new business opportunities for Comcast-Spectacor in the fields of facility management, sports ownership and operation, food and concessions, as well as consulting in those same fields. Under Luukko’s leadership, Comcast-Spectacor helped Philadelphia garner national attention and awareness by attracting the 2002 NBA All-Star Weekend, the 2001 NCAA Men's East Regionals, the 2001 and 2002 X Games, the 2000 NCAA Women's Final Four and the 2000 Republican National Convention, and numerous other sports and entertainment events to the City of Philadelphia. A recognized leader in the facility management industry, Luukko was the 2000 recipient of the City of Hope’s Tri-State Labor Award. He also received the 2002 prestigious Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Sports Management Program of the University of Massachusetts for his accomplishments in the field of sports management. Luukko actively serves on the Board of Director’s for the Philadelphia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and the Philadelphia Sports Congress. He also serves on the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors, National Basketball Association’s Board of Governor’s; University of Massachusetts Sports Management Board and University of South Carolina Hospitality & Tourism Board. .