George Pyne leads IMG's global sports and entertainment enterprises spanning 30 countries and including the world’s preeminent clients and events in college sports, motor sports, 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.

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" and the Sports Marketing Letter's "Executive of the Year.” He also has been named one of Advertising Age’s "Top-100 Marketers” and has been regularly listed as one of the most influential people in professional sports by Business Week and The Sporting News.

Mr. Pyne attended Brown University where he served as captain of the football team and earned All-Ivy League and All-New England honors.