It was Irving Gerstein, a Conservative Party leader, who asked Mr. Hilton if he would considerleaving his job as chief financial officer of Enablence Technologies, an optical-communications manufacturer, to join Canada's Conservative Party as executive director.
That does not mean that ACC schools are entirely without valuable media rights, but it puts the conference at a significant disadvantage and has led schools like Florida State and Clemson to considerleaving the ACC for another conference.