TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – International sports executive Mark Miles has been named CEO of Hulman & Co., effective Dec. 17.
The company says Miles’ appointment adds extensive experience to the company’s management team, and also positions Jeff Belskus, who currently serves as CEO of several Hulman & Co. lines of business, to focus his attention primarily on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. (IMIS) and IndyCar.
Miles will lead the overall business direction and management of Hulman & Co., including a key role in the refinement and implementation of the company’s long-term strategic plan. Hulman & Co. is comprised of Clabber Girl, Georgetown Realty, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar, IMS Productions and various other business entities.
Miles brings an impressive blend of experience from all phases of his career to this new role. In the sports world, he transformed the ATP, governing body of men’s international professional tennis, from a start-up league to an international leader. During his 15-year tenure, the ATP posted impressive revenue gains, launched innovative marketing initiatives and expanded its global presence through successful events in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Bookending Miles’ career are two major sports entertainment events, which he successfully and profitably led: the Pan American Games in 1987 and the Super Bowl in 2012, a 10-day event that attracted more than a million fans and set a new standard for the NFL.
His most recent career accomplishment includes six years leading the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, a consortium of the leading companies in Central Indiana working with the premiere university research institutions to strategically develop economic growth in the region. During this same period, Miles has served on the board of The Pantry, one of the largest independently operated convenience store chains in the country, with more than 1,500 stores in 13 states and annual revenues exceeding $6 billion. He also is a director for City Securities, a diversified financial services corporation based in Indianapolis. Earlier in his career, Miles was executive director of corporate relations for Eli Lilly and Co.
Belskus will continue as president of Hulman & Co., president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. and interim CEO of INDYCAR. He has served as president and CEO of Hulman & Co. since October 2011, one of his many senior management roles in Hulman & Co. operations over the past 25 years.
