Rob Clark
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Owner and CEO Adirondack Sports Club, LLC. Rochester Rhinos |
Entering his fourth season of ownership with the Rhinos, Clark has been instrumental in turning the Rhinos franchise around, both on and off the field. Clark took over one of the most successful soccer franchises in North America on March 20, 2008 on a historic day as Adirondack Sports Club LLC announced their acquisition of the franchise rights for the Greater Rochester Area. In his first year as owner the Rhinos in 2008, the Rhinos fell one game short of the USL-1 Championship game. After a disappointing 2009 season, Clark led a return to prominence during the offseason, beginning with the hiring of Pat Ercoli as the team’s third General Manager. Just three weeks later the club announced the hiring of Bob Lilley, one of the USL First Division’s most respected managers to lead the club on the field. Those moves resulted in the Rhinos capturing the 2010 Division 2 regular season championship and a trip to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season.
A native of Utica, New York, Clark is responsible for bringing the Rochester Rattlers back to Rochester in 2011. Under Clark’s leadership, the Major League Lacrosse franchise will return to action at Sahlen’s Stadium this season and will look to regain its status as one of the league’s premier teams.
Clark’s determination to add events to the schedule at Sahlen’s Stadium continued this off-season with the announcement that the Western New York Flash play its home game sin Rochester. The Flash will play in Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPS), the premier professional women’s league in the world.
Clark is a majority shareholder and board member of Adirondack Bank. Clark has over 15 years of banking experience. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Finance from Western New England College. He currently serves as a board member of several charitable organizations, most notably, Camp Ronald McDonald for Special Children, the Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation Board and the Save of The Day Foundation. In addition, Clark owns several commercial real estate properties.
He currently resides in Utica with his wife Kaylee. Clark has two children, Dylan and Olivia Clark.
