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Jamie Obletz was named president of Delaware North Sportservice in June 2021, a role based at the company’s global headquarters in Buffalo, N.Y.

Obletz is responsible for providing oversight and strategic direction for the company's sports portfolio which provides concessions, premium dining, catering and retail services to more than 50 sports and entertainment venues in the United States.

Prior to his appointment, Obletz was president of the company's travel division, which provides food, beverage and retail services at 25 airports across the United States.

Obletz previously served as the company’s senior vice president of corporate development, leading Delaware North’s growth and strategic investment efforts across all its subsidiaries in the travel, sports, gaming, parks and resorts, and international sectors, including the 2019 acquisition of Creative Food Group, which added more than 30 restaurants across five airports to the company’s portfolio.

Prior to joining Delaware North in August 2016, Obletz worked in New York City as an executive director in the investment banking division at J.P. Morgan. He began his career in 2003 with M&T Bank in Buffalo as a banking officer and part of its highly regarded Management Development Program.

A Buffalo native, Obletz graduated with honors and a degree in economics from Boston College. He later earned an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he studied corporate finance.