Ben Sutton To Remain With IMG College, Adding Title Of Chair

Ben Sutton confirmed that he has signed a five-year contract to stay at IMG College, where he will remain President and add the title of Chair. Sutton, who joined IMG in '10, decided not to join the list of execs who have departed since the company was acquired earlier this year by William Morris Endeavor for $2.4B. Most recently, IMG Sports & Entertainment President George Pyne said this week that he will leave to start his own business, which will not compete with IMG. When WME bought IMG earlier this year, Sutton and Pyne were thought to be a package deal, but Sutton said he decided in recent months that he wanted to continue building the college business, which generated $487M in revenue last year.