OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators ( @Senators ) owner Eugene Melnyk ( @MelnykEugene ) today announced the appointment of Shiv Raj as Director of Corporate Development. Raj brings a diverse background of experience ranging from development in construction, sales, operations and government. Raj is familiar with the Ottawa region as he spent from 2011 to 2015 in the PMO as Manager of Tour and Operations.

Reporting directly to Eugene Melnyk, Raj will lead a team based out of Toronto and Ottawa that will manage and seek out opportunities to utilize and enhance the Ottawa Senators brand and further business development opportunities in the future.

"I am pleased to have Shiv join our corporate team to seek out and manage the many opportunities that comes before us. He is well positioned to succeed given his experience in operations and development," said Melnyk.

Shiv Raj can be reached at shiv.r@melnicorp.com.

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