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Rich Hixon, who has been with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins since the club's inaugural season, is in his third season as team president. Hixon, 36, was placed in his current position on March 5, 2004, after spending the previous three seasons as the club's vice president and chief operating officer.

In his current position as president, Hixon helps to direct the Penguins' highly successful season ticket campaigns, negotiates radio and television deals and leads the team's staff in all day-to-day business operations. He also serves as the team's alternate governor and as chairman of the AHL's marketing and sales committee.

In his former role, Hixon was involved with all promotional and marketing plans for the team, and oversaw all revenue-generating aspects of the club. For his efforts, he was named the 1999-2000 co-winner of the AHL's Ken McKenzie Award, which is awarded to the individuals who accomplish the most during the season promoting his or her AHL squad.

Hixon began his sports management career tie the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he held numerous positions over six-years. He started with the club in 1994 as director of ticket sales with the Pittsburgh Stingers (Continental Indoor Soccer League) and the Pittsburgh Phantoms (Roller Hockey International), which were both owned by the Penguins. He then was named director of premium seating for the parent Penguins, and was later promoted to director of corporate sales before moving to Northeastern Pennsylvania.

A native of Arona, Pennsylvania Hixon graduated from Slippery Rock University in May 1993 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Allison, reside in Shavertown with their two sons, Owen and Zachary.