{"id":121107,"date":"2021-06-18T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=121107"},"modified":"2021-06-18T14:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T18:43:11","slug":"orlando-magic-ceo-alex-martins-elected-chair-of-ucf-board-of-trustees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/orlando-magic-ceo-alex-martins-elected-chair-of-ucf-board-of-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins Elected Chair of UCF Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCF alumnus Alex Martins \u201901MBA<\/strong>, CEO of the Orlando Magic, was selected as the new chair of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees in a unanimous vote by his fellow board members Thursday. He will serve a two-year term as chair beginning July 1.<\/p>\n

Harold Mills, an Orlando entrepreneur who also has held executive positions in several companies, was unanimously chosen to continue serving as vice chair for two years. He was elected as the board\u2019s vice chair in February.<\/p>\n

Martins oversees all operations of the Orlando Magic and has spent more than three decades in professional sports management. A well-regarded civic leader, he earned his MBA<\/a> from UCF, where he is a member of the College of Business\u2019 Hall of Fame and recipient of the university\u2019s Distinguished Alumnus Award.<\/p>\n

He serves on the dean\u2019s executive council for the UCF College of Business. Martins served on the developmental board of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program<\/a> at UCF, which is funded through a $9 million endowment by Rich and Helen DeVos and awards dual master\u2019s degrees in sport management and business administration<\/a>. Under Martins\u2019 leadership, the Magic contributed $1.5 million to the construction of UCF Downtown<\/a> in 2015, the first major private donation for the campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the board for their confidence and for the honor of serving as your chair for the next two years,\u201d Martins says. \u201cI look forward to working alongside you and working closely with President Cartwright and our faculty, staff and students to continue to help us become one of the great universities in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martins has previously chaired a number of community organizations, including the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and The Central Florida Partnership. Martins serves or has served on the boards of the Orlando\/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Central Florida Commission on Homeless and the Governor\u2019s Council of the Orlando Economic Partnership.<\/p>\n