Fred Whitfield

A talented sports executive with experience as a player, coach, agent, sports marketer and basketball operations administrator, Fred Whitfield joined Hornets Sports & Entertainment (formerly Bobcats Sports & Entertainment) as President & Chief Operating Officer in July 2006. In this role, Whitfield oversees all business operations for the Charlotte Hornets and Spectrum Center, including the team’s name change from Charlotte Bobcats in the summer of 2014 and the arena’s rebranding in the summer of 2016 following naming rights partner Time Warner Cable’s merger with Charter Communications.