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Florida Panthers Welcome Michael White as President of Business Operations

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The Florida Panthers announced today that Michael White has been named President of Business Operations overseeing all business aspects of the four Panthers operated facilities: Amerant Bank Arena, Baptist Health IcePlex, Panthers IceDen & War Memorial Auditorium.

White joins the Panthers after most recently serving as Chief Product Officer at Amazon’s autonomous vehicle company, Zoox, where he led consumer strategy, go-to-market, business development, and live operations for the world’s first purpose-built autonomous robotaxi. He helped design and operationalize an AI-powered, end-to-end customer experience while advancing commercial partnerships and launch strategies across key markets.

“We are thrilled to welcome Michael White to our Panthers family. After a diligent and comprehensive search, we are confident that Michael is the right fit to lead our organization into continued success,” said Panthers Owner Michael Viola. “He brings to our club a proven record in consumer experience, partnership growth and product development for some of the world’s most successful companies and invaluable capabilities of organizational leadership and visionary innovation. Michael will play a key role in our next phase of growth as we work to deliver memorable experiences for sports and entertainment fans.”

 

White previously spent 11 years with The Walt Disney Company where he held several senior leadership roles spanning parks, media, consumer products, and retail. White created connected experiences for millions of consumers across Disney’s businesses and helped advance Disney’s broader digital and direct-to-consumer strategy, including ESPN+, ESPN Digital, and Fantasy Sports.

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