Ronald G. Bruno, Chairman
Mr. Bruno graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. He was involved in various management positions at Bruno’s Supermarkets, Inc., from 1974 through 1995, including Chairman and CEO from 1991 until the company was sold in 1995. At the time the company was sold, it operated 250 stores in 6 southeastern states with a sales volume of nearly $3 billion. In 1995, he founded Bruno Event Team with partner Gene Hallman. Mr. Bruno has been a member of the following boards over the last decade: United Way, St. Vincent's Hospital Foundation, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Metropolitan Development Board, University of Alabama College of Commerce Board of Visitors and University of Alabama President’s Cabinet. He also served on the following corporate boards: Bruno’s, Inc., Southtrust Bank, N.A., Russell Corporation and is currently a board member of Books-A-Million.

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Gene Hallman, President and CEO

Mr. Hallman received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the College of Charleston (SC) and his MBA from the University of South Carolina. He serves as President and CEO of Bruno Event Team. He also holds the title of Executive Director of the Alabama Sports Foundation, the sports lobby for the city of Birmingham and the state of Alabama. He is President of Zoom Motorsports, LLC, the exclusive event promoter for the Barber Motorsports Park. He is also the co-owner of Five Star Event Catering and a board member of March of Dimes and Magic Moments at Children's Hospital.

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Sean Sovacool, Executive Vice President, Golf

Mr. Sovacool holds a Masters in Kinesiology from Georgia State and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management/Engineering from Georgia Tech. He currently serves as Executive Vice President of Golf for Bruno Event Team, overseeing all aspects of professional golf events for both Tour and USGA events managed by Bruno Event Team. Prior to joining the company he spent ten years working on professional golf events as Tournament Director.

John W. Bochnak, Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration

Mr. Bochnak received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, as well as a Masters of Accountancy from the University of Alabama. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for Bruno Event Team, overseeing all financial, administrative and human resource functions for the company and all of its divisions.  He also manages the Gameday Operations projects for Bruno Event Team, which entails handling all aspects of parking, traffic and tailgating for the University of Alabama home football, basketball and gymnastics events.

Brett Collins, Vice President, Alabama Sports Foundation

Mr. Collins holds a degree in Biological Science from the University of Delaware. He currently serves as Vice President of the Alabama Sports Foundation, the official sports lobby for the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area as well as the State of Alabama.

Projects include the SEC Baseball Tournament, the #1 college baseball tournament in the country, the Magic City Classic, the most attended black college football classic in the country, International Soccer events, Davis Cup Tennis, and a management agreement with the Alabama High School Athletic Association.  Previously, Brett served as vice president of ZOOM Motorsports, the motorsports division of the Bruno Event Team, from 2003-2007.

Previously, Brett served as vice president of ZOOM Motorsports, the motorsports division of the Bruno Event Team, from 2003-2007.

Mark Jamroz, Vice President, Creative Director

Mr. Jamroz was the first student in the English department at Wayne State University to receive a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Film Studies. He currently serves as Vice President and Creative Director of Think Positive, the creative services division of the Bruno Event Team. His background includes eight years of experience at the multi-national agency DDB, working on Volkswagen, Audi, American Airlines, Pepsi, Frito-Lay and Pizza Hut. Prior to Think Positive he was Vice President/Senior Producer at O2 Ideas in Birmingham, working on Verizon Wireless, The Home Depot Employment Group and others. In his current position he is responsible for concepting, creating and executing all aspects of creative production of the advertising campaigns for Bruno Event Team events.

Jeff Ewing, Vice President, Zoom Motorsports

Mr. Ewing received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from Missouri Baptist University. He currently serves as Vice President of ZOOM Motorsports, the exclusive promoter and event management company for the Barber Motorsports Park.  Current projects include the Grand-Am Road Racing Series, AMA Superbike Championship, and the Barber Vintage Festival.  Previously, he served as Executive Director of the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open and the Senior Director of Operations for the golf division.  Prior to joining Bruno Event Team in 2002, he spent four years working on several professional golf events on the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA Tour. 

John Marovich, Vice President, Golf

Mr. Marovich holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Sociology from the University of Illinois.  In his current position as Vice President of Golf, he oversees the day-to-day management of the Golf Division along with Sean Sovacool.  His duties include overall event and staff management of several Champions Tour, LPGA, PGA TOUR and Nationwide TOUR Events.  He has been involved in golf tournament management for 10 years and joined the Bruno Event Team in 2002.  Prior to that he was the tournament director of the Royal Caribbean Classic since 1998.   He is a member of the Champions Tour Tournament Association Board of Directors. Before entering the golf industry, he was the manager of sports marketing for Gatorade where he was responsible for the company’s sports marketing activities west of the Mississippi River for six years.

Douglas Habgood, Vice President, Golf

Mr. Habgood earned at a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising Management from the University of South Carolina.  He currently serves as Vice President of Golf focusing on the events managed by Bruno Event Team in the Western half of the country.  Habgood’s duties include the strategic development, implementation and reporting of the sales and marketing plans for these events as well as management of the on-site event staffs.  Habgood was promoted to this role after serving as the Championship Director for both the 2008 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO and the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, CO.  Prior to joining the company, Habgood worked on numerous golf events on the LPGA, PGA, Champions and Nationwide Tours with Executive Sports, Inc.

Max Novena, Vice President, Golf

Mr. Novena earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Lehigh University.  He currently serves as Vice President of Golf focusing on developing new business opportunities and national sponsorship relationships.  Novena’s duties include assisting with the on-site management of the 2010 U.S. Senior Open, generating new revenue opportunities and serving as an ambassador within the Northwest golf community.  Novena was promoted to this role following the 2009 U.S. Senior Open where he served as Championship Director and was the driving force behind the most successful Senior Open in over a decade – both in attendance and corporate hospitality sales.  Novena also served as the Sales & Marketing Director for the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, CO and the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open at Newport country Club in Newport, RI; setting a new corporate hospitality sales record for a U.S. Women’s Open at each championship.  Prior to joining Bruno Event Team, Novena worked in sponsorship sales at the University of Colorado, Colorado Avalanche (NHL) and Denver Nuggets (NBA).