Glenn Menard

Director of Operations

With an extensive background in event and facility management, Glenn has directed operations and managed facilities for nearly every major sporting event, including Super Bowl XXXVI and NCAA Final Four in New Orleans, Olympic tennis in Atlanta and World Cup Soccer in Dallas.   

As General Manager of the Louisiana Superdome and New Orleans Arena from 1998 to 2007, Menard led the rebuilding and reopening of the two facilities following Hurricane Katrina, most notably the renovation of the Superdome for the historic return of the New Orleans Saints a year following the devastating storm, as well as the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets the same year.        

In addition to directing all aspects of NFL (Saints) and NBA (Hornets) games at the Superdome sports and entertainment complex, Menard brought to the city such musical acts as Paul McCartney, Green Day/U-2, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Elton John, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and Kenny Chesney, among others, who performed at the New Orleans Arena.   

Prior to returning to his native New Orleans, Menard managed the 30,000-seat Olympic tennis facility, overseeing the planning, construction, opening and operation of the stadium from groundbreaking through the Olympic Games in 1996.

In Dallas, Glenn directed the World Cup soccer tournament at the Cotton Bowl, the site of six World Cup matches in 1994.  Most recently Menard managed the Texas Motorplex, the first stadium-style NHRA facility in the country, and home to the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals.      
Glenn holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

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