INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The director of the Atlanta Open tennis tournament has been picked as the new president of the 500 Festival in Indianapolis.
The festival organization that coordinates several activities surrounding the Indy 500 announced Wednesday that Bob Bryant would become its new leader effective June 10. Events managed by the festival group include the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in early May and the Indy 500 parade traditionally hosted the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.
Bryant replaces Kirk Hendrix, who led the 500 Festival for the past decade. The Indianapolis Star reports Hendrix stepped down this year to become president of the AAA Hoosier Motor Club.
Before he worked for the Atlanta tennis tournament, Bryant headed a marketing firm and spent five years at Turner Broadcasting and the Cartoon Network.
