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George Pyne leads IMG's global sports and entertainment enterprises spanning 30 countries and including the world’s pre-eminent clients and events in golf, tennis, fashion and entertainment, along with consulting, licensing and the IMG Academies. As a member of IMG's Board of Directors, Mr. Pyne also helps shape the company's strategic initiatives. Mr. Pyne joined IMG in January 2006 and has directed the company's expansion in entertainment. Under his leadership, IMG added a new roster of accomplished on-air host talent to its broadcast division and grew its publications' portfolio with the acquisition of Tennis Week and tennisweek.com. IMG's leadership in fashion is strengthened by the addition of FashionWeekLive, an event held in major U.S. cities that offers an exclusive fashion week experience to everyday consumers. Along with adding new Fashion Week shows in Pakistan and Berlin, IMG secured Mercedes-Benz as the exclusive title sponsor for all U.S. Fashion Week properties. In sports, IMG significantly grew its presence in Asia with new world-class golf resorts and design projects. Golf title sponsorship deals were signed with the Ginn Group, Stanford Financial, and Wyndham hotels and Sony Ericsson took the title role in the biggest tennis tournament outside of the Grand Slam events. On the client side, IMG added teenage Australian tennis player, Bernard Tomic and top ranked junior golfer, Morgan Pressel to its roster, and also collaborated with Tiger Woods to design his first ever signature golf course which will be in located Dubai. In consulting, IMG added GE Money, Ford and Honeywell to its already established list of brands and companies. Prior to IMG, Mr. Pyne was Chief Operating Officer of NASCAR and the second non-family member in 57 years to join its Board of Directors. During his eleven-year tenure, NASCAR emerged as a dominant force in North American sports. At the forefront of their explosive growth, Mr. Pyne's accomplishments included a $4.5 billion television rights deal in 2005, the $750 million sponsorship of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2004, investments by 100 of the Fortune 500 companies, the creation of a $2 billion licensing business and the recognition of the NASCAR brand as one of the most admired brands in North America.Before NASCAR, Mr. Pyne worked at the Portman Companies where he helped develop a strategic plan for the company's $2 billion debt restructuring. He was later appointed Executive Director of AMC Events, a division of the Portman Companies that creates and manages marketing events for major sports properties. Mr. Pyne has been named to the Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under Forty" list three times as well as to the Sports Business Journal's "Hall of Fame." He also has been named one of Advertising Age’s "Top-10 Promoters of the Decade," The Sporting News' "Top Most Influential People in Professional Sports", the Sports Marketing Letter's "Executive of the Year," and has been featured in Brandweek's "Brand Builder" section. Mr. Pyne attended Brown University where he served as captain of the football team and earned All-Ivy League and All-New England honors. | 