Given his background in the power industry, it’s fair to say Ted Segal knows a thing or two about generating electricity.
And you could feel the energy in the room dial up a notch or two when the new majority owner and chairman of Houston Dynamo FC laid out his aspirations - and then backed up the statements of intent with some immediate actions.
Segal revealed a three-year contract extension for defensive rock Tim Parker, the signing of defender Teenage Hadebe from top-division Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor as a Designated Player and the appointment of former Houston Texans and Columbus Crew president Jamey Rootes as chief executive officer.