Complex sentence: Hicks contracted to purchase the NHL franchise from Norman Green in December 1995, and he currently serves as the Stars'Chairman of the Board and the club's representative on the NHL Board of Governors.
Split into simpler sentences: Hicks contracted to purchase the NHL franchise from Norman Green in December 1995. During his tenure as owner of the club, Hicks served as the Stars'Chairman of the Board and the club's representative on the NHL Board of Governors.