Jean-Paul Dardenne brings over 20 years of partnership sales and marketing experience to Legends. While overseeing the partnership sales for the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, Dardenne was involved in the naming rights deal with Mercedes Benz for the New Orleans Superdome and led the naming rights campaign for the New Orleans Arena which led to a 10-year partnership with Smoothie King.
As the Partnership lead for the Philadelphia Union, he led the organization in new revenue records each of his four-plus years culminating with a naming rights partnership with Subaru of North America. The Subaru partnership was unique as at its core foundation being the first zero landfill stadium and destination for pet adoption throughout the tri state region.
A student-athlete graduate of Springfield College and a masters from Barry University, Dardenne resides in Milton, Georgia with his wife and two children.
