Ron King was named as the general manager for the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland in September, 2017. King came to Cleveland after leading the two-million square-foot Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas for the past six years, working directly with the City of Dallas and the Dallas City Council as the Executive Director for the Convention and Event Services Department for the City of Dallas. King also served as contract administrator for other city-owned facilities and organizations, including the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the 1,001-room Omni Convention Center Hotel, American Airlines Center (18,500 seat arena, home of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and NHL’s Dallas Stars), and Union Station, the city’s transportation hub. King served as Event Services Director for the San Diego Convention Center from 2006-2012. He previously served as General Manager for the SMG-managed Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, overseeing the opening of the 600,000 square foot facility in 2005, and General Manager and Director of Operations for the SMG-managed Salt Palace Convention Center and South Towne Exposition Center (1997-2004) in Salt Lake City, leading the opening of South Towne Exposition Center in 2000. During his time at the Salt Palace, King worked directly with the International Olympic Committee to prepare the facility to serve as the International Media and Broadcast Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. He began his career in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the Tulsa Convention Center (1993-97) and Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra (1989-93). King earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1984.

Extensive professional experience in design, consulting, and operation of live sound reinforcement, recording studios and systems, production studios, theatrical sound, house of worship systems, and other audio and sound related areas.

Was responsible for one of the nation’s largest LEED-EB Silver Certified convention centers with two million square feet of space, and an operating budget of $60,000,000. Additional responsibilities included the City of Dallas Office of Special Events, Dallas Farmers Market, and contract oversight for Dallas’ Union Station and the city-owned Omni Hotel.