Retired NFL Player and Daytona Executive Join Elevation Group

Retired NFL Player and Daytona Executive Join Elevation Group

Elevation Hires a Total of Six New Employees

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elevation Group of Companies announced today the addition of new employees in the Cleveland, Charlotte and Los Angeles offices. Former NFL star Jim Pyne and Daytona International Speedway Executive Jessica Rohlik lead the new group of Elevation executives.

Pyne joins Elevation as Director of Business Development and will be based in the Cleveland office. Pyne spent the past 12 years in the National Football League (NFL) as both a player and a coach. A native of Milford, Mass., Pyne played in the NFL for nine years with the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles. The NCAA Division I First Team All-American and Academic All-American spent the past three years coaching in Tampa Bay and New Orleans.

"We believe that Jim Pyne will make a tremendous addition to Elevation and has the ability to immediately impact our business development initiatives," said Denny Young, President of the Elevation Group of Companies. "Jim's proven leadership skills combined with his work ethic will be great assets as we grow our company."

Rohlik, who spent the past several years at Daytona International Speedway, is an addition to Elevation's NASCAR Public Relations department. Rohlik, a Cleveland native, is currently managing the day-to-day public and media relations in support of NASCAR veteran Ricky Rudd.

"Jessica comes to us from the greatest race track in the world," Young continued. "Her training at Daytona was exceptional and she comes to us as a very seasoned communications executive."

The four additional Elevation hires are:

Name Position Office

Chris Burger Account Executive, Hospitality Charlotte
Sharon Landry Mobile Events Planner Cleveland
Denny Lennon Director, Volleyball Programs Los Angeles
Adam Travers Account Executive, Communications Charlotte

Burger is a graduate of East Carolina University and joins Elevation after stints with various event planning companies based in Charlotte, N.C., and Detroit, Mich.

Landry is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University and most recently directed mobile marketing tours as a contract Tour Manager for a variety of companies including Elevation.

Lennon, formerly with USA Volleyball, launched the USAV National Beach Volleyball Tour in 2005. Additionally, he founded the AAU Junior Beach Volleyball Program.

Travers is a graduate of Clemson University and most recently worked for Rockwell Automation as Motorsports Operations Manager.

About Elevation Group of Companies

The Elevation Group is an Event Production, Sponsorship Planning and Mobile Marketing organization. Elevation's four business units are: Sports, Auto Racing, Music & Entertainment and Brand Marketing. The firm, founded in November 2002, operates offices in Charlotte, Cleveland, Detroit and Los Angeles. Prior to forming Elevation, the senior management team held management and officer positions at IMG and Clear Channel Entertainment. Business partnerships and affiliations include Dick Clark Productions and Mosaic Media Group.

For more information please log onto www.elevationgrp.com.

Source: Elevation Group of Companies

CONTACT: Penny Copen of Elevation Group of Companies, +1-704-632-2003,
Cell: +1-704-728-7596, pcopen@elevationgrp.com

Web site: http://www.elevationgrp.com/

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