Visit Omaha, the official tourism authority for the City of Omaha and Douglas County, has appointed Mark Rath as director of sports.
A 30-year veteran of the tourism and hospitality industry, Rath started his career at Visit Omaha as a national sales manager in 1997. A leader in sports sales and well respected on a national level, Rath was promoted to director of sales in 2016 and continued to work in the sports market along with overseeing the sales team.
According to a news release from Visit Omaha, this new position comes as a result of Rath’s work during the pandemic. His efforts resulted in $124 million worth of sporting event business for the city. Rath is a certified sports event executive.
Visit Omaha executive director Deborah Ward said, “Mark … [has] leveraged [his] individual expertise to bring more visitors to Omaha and improve business opportunities for our community.”
