The San Diego Gulls announced that the club has named Steve Becvar vice president of sales.

In this role, Becvar will lead the Gulls’ ticket sales and corporate partnership activity, and report to Ari Segal, the club’s president of business operations.

Becvar joins the American Hockey League club team with more than 29 years of experience in the sports industry, having held a variety of roles in both professional front offices and in helping to oversee large, nationally recognized athletic departments as an administrator.

Most recently, Becvar served as the executive director for the ALS Association’s Greater San Diego Chapter, acting as one of 39 executive directors nationally. Becvar plans to maintain his relationship with the ALS Association by joining the chapter’s board of directors.

Prior to joining the ALS Association, Becvar was the associate athletic director at the University of San Diego and spent five years with San Diego State University, acting in a number of different roles that most recently include executive associate athletic director and general manager.

A graduate of Ohio University and two-sport athlete (baseball and basketball), Becvar has a Bachelor’s of Science in business management and a Masters in sports administration.