The leadership team that will help open Mobile’s new arena has been announced.

Erik Hudson has been named as general manager of the new $300 million arena, while longtime venue-operations veteran Willie J. Williams will serve as assistant GM, according to an announcement by the Oak View Group Tuesday morning. The news comes as construction continues on the 22-acre site that once housed the Mobile Civic Center, with the venue scheduled to open in early 2027.

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