Bill Foltz

Chief Executive Officer, ocV!BE

Bill Foltz serves as Chief Executive Officer of ocV!BE. Named to his role May 19, 2022, Foltz oversees the planning, strategic vision and development of ocV!BE, a one-of-a-kind, mixed-use, master-planned community and entertainment district, as well as lead the business initiatives of Honda Center and the company’s Sports Division, which consists of the Anaheim Ducks, San Diego Gulls, The Rinks and Irvine Ice Foundation.

Foltz previously served as Chief Operating Officer of ocV!BE, responsible for the day-to-day operations and all enterprise-wide business functions, including Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Legal. He led all aspects of financing the development of the 95-acre ocV!BE, including real estate operations as phases of the mixed-use community project continue.

Foltz has extensive experience over a 35-year career that covers professional sports, hospitality, private equity and consumer products. Most recently, Foltz served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Arena Management and H&S Ventures, the entity that manages the Samueli Family Office and the various other holdings of the Samuelis. He oversaw the financial teams for each of the operating entities of the Samueli family holdings and was responsible for all treasury, banking, strategic planning and taxes for the various companies.

Foltz joined H&S Ventures in 2015 and subsequently assumed the CFO roles for the operating companies in 2016. Early in his career he served the O’Malley family as CFO of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and subsequently joined Platinum Equity, LLC, a Beverly Hills private equity fund where he oversaw the initial fundraising effort in 2004, resulting in the largest first-time fund raise of that year. He then joined the Wonderful Companies, the holding company for consumer products companies Pom Wonderful, Wonderful pistachios and almonds, Halos mandarin oranges, Fiji Water and floral interchange Teleflora. While with the Wonderful Companies, he negotiated and closed the acquisition of the iconic Fiji Water company. Most recently, Foltz was CFO of Oakwood Worldwide, LLC, the world’s largest provider of temporary housing where he sourced, negotiated and closed a multi-billion dollar joint venture with Singapore’s Mapletree Investments.

A native of Southern California, Foltz is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance. He began his career with the Big 4 accounting firm Ernst & Young where he obtained his CPA certification.

Foltz has served on Board of Directors for the Catholic Big Brothers, where he also was a “big brother” for 15 years. He also started the Lunada Bay Little League “Challengers” program bringing special needs children together with mainstream “buddies” to play baseball throughout the baseball season. Foltz currently serves on the Board of Directors for Pediatric Therapy Network, which serves special needs children and their families through the critical early development stages.

Bill and his wife, Robbie, have four children: Bill, Daniel, Francesca and Zachary. The family resides in Palos Verdes Estates.