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KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals have named Mark Tilson vice president-sales and marketing, Royals Senior Vice President-Business Operations Kevin Uhlich announced today. Tilson will oversee the club's marketing, promotions, ticket sales and entertainment departments.

Tilson joins the Royals organization after working as the vice president of marketing and ticket sales for the Washington Nationals since March, 2006. Prior to his time with the Nationals, Tilson spent nearly 11 years with the San Diego Padres, his most recent post as vice president of sales and services. While with San Diego, he was instrumental in the Padres transition to PETCO Park and oversaw a 125-percent increase in season ticket sales as the Padres attendance grew to over three million fans in 2004. Tilson also implemented a highly-successful premium membership sales program which generated significant incremental revenue for the Padres during the construction of PETCO Park. Tilson and his Padres sales and marketing team were widely recognized throughout the industry for innovative marketing and revenue generation programs.

Tilson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Politics from Columbia University where he was also a four-time varsity letter winner in Track and Field. A native of Los Angeles, Calif., he and his wife, Brooke, and daughter, Dylan, will relocate to the Kansas City area.