Board & Staff

Board of Directors

Mark Fernandez

Director

Mark Fernandez is the senior vice president/chief sales officer for the Tampa Bay Rays major league baseball team. He oversees the Rays sales and corporate marketing efforts, broadcast operations, merchandising operations and ticket and suite sales. Under his leadership, Rays corporate sponsorships have grown in record numbers and the team’s TV and radio networks have greatly expanded throughout Florida. In addition, the team has experienced an increase in home attendance in three consecutive seasons. Mark also played a critical role in the team’s re-branding launch in November 2007.

Mark has more than 17 years of experience in professional sports. He joined the Rays from the Arizona Diamondbacks where he served as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Previously, he spent two years as the Diamondbacks’ vice president of community affairs and executive director of Arizona Diamondbacks Charities followed by four years as the team’s vice president of corporate sales. His initial tenure with the organization was a two-year term as the director of operations in Tucson, where he represented both the D-backs and the Chicago White Sox in the development and construction of Tucson Electric Park. Mark also spent five years with the Phoenix Suns organization as director of marketing and booking for the America West Arena.