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George Is Hulman & Co. Board Chairman
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It was revealed Sunday that Tony George replaced his mother, Mari Hulman-George, as chairman of the board of Hulman & Company, which owns and operates the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Verizon IndyCar series, but the founder of the Indy Racing League is not back in charge of open wheel racing.
George was officially named chairman in March.
George's new title was revealed when he was introduced to give the command to start engines at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400, and it was confirmed to RACER.com by Mark Miles.
"The board decided it was time to transition the chairmanship from Mari to Tony and Mari is now chairman emeritus," said Miles, the president and CEO of Hulman & Company and president of the IndyCar Series. "This has no effect on management, policies or strategies. The board has worked hard the past two years to have a clear strategy and that isn't changing."
Hulman-George, the only child of IMS savior Tony Hulman, has been in failing health for several months. George, her 56-year-old son, had been the president of IMS from 1990-2004 and president of Hulman & Company and IndyCar CEO until being forced out of power in 2009 by his sisters.
The lone grandson of Tony Hulman, George resigned from the Hulman & Company board in 2009 but returned in March 2013. He serves as a director along with sisters Josie George, Nancy George and Kathy George-Conforti and their mother. Jack Snyder, Andre Lacy, Mitch Daniels, John Akerman, Jim Morris, Mike Smith and Miles are also on the board.
George was officially named chairman in March.
George's new title was revealed when he was introduced to give the command to start engines at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400, and it was confirmed to RACER.com by Mark Miles.
"The board decided it was time to transition the chairmanship from Mari to Tony and Mari is now chairman emeritus," said Miles, the president and CEO of Hulman & Company and president of the IndyCar Series. "This has no effect on management, policies or strategies. The board has worked hard the past two years to have a clear strategy and that isn't changing."
Hulman-George, the only child of IMS savior Tony Hulman, has been in failing health for several months. George, her 56-year-old son, had been the president of IMS from 1990-2004 and president of Hulman & Company and IndyCar CEO until being forced out of power in 2009 by his sisters.
The lone grandson of Tony Hulman, George resigned from the Hulman & Company board in 2009 but returned in March 2013. He serves as a director along with sisters Josie George, Nancy George and Kathy George-Conforti and their mother. Jack Snyder, Andre Lacy, Mitch Daniels, John Akerman, Jim Morris, Mike Smith and Miles are also on the board.
