Washington Sports & Entertainment, L.P. is a multi-faceted organization managing sports and entertainment events, a professional sports team and two arenas. Based in Washington, D.C., WSELP consists of five major divisions: the Washington Wizards of the NBA; Verizon Center, the state-of-the-art, 20,000-seat sports and entertainment facility located in Washington, D.C.; Ticketmaster, the Washington-Baltimore ticketing service; Musicentre Productions, an in-house concert promoter; and the management division which oversees The George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA.

Peter Biche - President, Business Operations/Chief Financial Officer

With 13 years of experience at Washington Sports & Entertainment, Peter Biché oversees the business operations and financial functions for the organization, including the Washington Wizards and Verizon Center. Biché first started with the company in 1996 as its Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to President of Business Operations in 2007, adding these duties to his position as Chief Financial Officer. MORE...

Gary Handleman - President of Facilities

With 36 years of experience with Washington Sports & Entertainment, Gary Handleman exudes expertise in the arena management field. He spent his first years with Washington Sports & Entertainment in several capacities: Director of Operations and Director of Arena Administration at USAir Arena, then Vice President and Executive Director of Facilities and Senior Vice President of Facilities for Washington Sports & Entertainment. His current position is President of Facilities. MORE...

Lincoln Holdings

Lincoln Holdings LLC is an investment partnership comprised of 11 area business leaders including majority owner and chairman, Ted Leonsis. In the spring of 1999, Lincoln Holdings LLC purchased 100% of the Washington Capitals and approximately 44% of Washington Sports & Entertainment LP (WSELP), with the right of first refusal on the sale of any of the individual teams or assets, as well as an option to purchase the Pollin’s majority interest in WSELP. In the summer of 2005, Lincoln Holdings purchased the Washington Mystics from WSELP. Additional partners of Lincoln Holdings LLC include Dick Patrick, Jack Davies, Richard Fairbank, Raul Fernandez, Sheila C. Johnson, Richard Kay, Jeong Kim, Mark Lerner and George Stamas.
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