Horton joins the Coyotes from the Chicago Bulls (NBA) where he most recently served as the team's Senior Manager of Ticket Sales. Horton joined the Bulls in 2016 and for the past three years, he led his team to a Top 5 ranking in the NBA for group sales revenue. In addition, he helped the Bulls become the No. 1 NBA team in group sales for the 2018-19 season.
"We are excited to welcome Anthony as our new EVP of Ticketing & Strategy," said Coyotes President & CEO Xavier Gutierrez. "We conducted an extensive search and our entire team was impressed with Anthony's knowledge, passion and leadership abilities. We are confident that he is the right person to lead our ticket sales team in the future and he will help us recruit and develop an outstanding sales team to further grow our current rabid fan base and Coyotes fans in waiting."
Prior to joining the Bulls, Horton worked four seasons (2012-2016) with the Spurs Sports & Entertainment Group. In 2015-16, Horton managed an Inside Sales team that helped the San Antonio Spurs (NBA) sell out of season tickets for the first time in franchise history. He also generated close to $2 million in revenue for the Spurs during the 2014-15 NBA season.
From 2012-14, Horton served as an account executive with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL), setting several team sales revenue records.
Horton graduated from the Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science (Business Marketing) in 2011.
