Circuit of The Americas Leadership

Anna Panossian is a Chief Financial Officer at Circuit of The Americas and is based in Austin, Texas. She has worked as Operations Manager at PS Business Parks Inc.; Controller at Capitol Wings Airline, Inc.; and Asset Management Analyst at SunAmerica Mutual Funds. Anna attended California State University-Northridge.

Accomplished operations and logistics executive with 30+ years of experience providing fiscal and strategic leadership to the world’s most visible and influential brands, including Circuit of The Americas, NBCUniversal, and ESPN. Leads large-scale, company-wide initiatives for marketing, operations, construction, human resources, branding, financial planning, and facilities management. Critical thinker and strategist - develops creative solutions to drive organizational improvements, solve complex business challenges, increase output, and reduce costs. Excels at developing talent and motivating high-performance teams. Maintains clear and steady judgment in high-pressure, fluid environments. Tenacious, agile, and highly motivated. Insightful and interpersonally successful at all levels.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

-Reporting directly to the Chairman as the Chief Operating Officer of COTA, I lead all strategic planning, daily operations and facilities teams which includes 12 sub-departments. I am also the acting General manager of USL Austin Bold FC, and oversee the Amphitheater management. The COTA campus spans more than 1,500 acres which encompasses a 3.4 mile Formula 1 race track, 13,000 seat amphitheater, 5,000+ seat soccer stadium, and 18 parking lots. I lead all communications as they related to State, County, and City regulation compliance.

-Led facilities and operations team at 30 Rock - NBCUniversal which manages 2.5M sf in NY/NJ.

-Successfully led a comprehensive branding and construction campaign for ESPN’s 18-building campus; provided creative direction, guided strategy, and oversaw construction - resulting in increased brand awareness and more impactful presence for the ESPN brand.

-Directed global security, safety, and sustainability for ESPN’s 45-day coverage of both World Cup's in Brazil and South Africa; directed the Global X Games in LA, Aspen, France, China, and Brazil.

-Five-time Emmy Award Winner as a producer and production executive; 11-time Telly Award Winner.

-CINE Golden Eagle Award for Best Documentary - Sundance Film Festival, 1995.

-First-round draft choice, Milwaukee Brewers, 1983 draft - previously drafted players.

Since 1998, Sales and Revenue Generation in the Sports and New Media Industries. Currently, driving strategy, sales and business development at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX.

SCCA National License Flagging & Communications Specialist. Provide on-track safety services for road racing motor sport competitors. Duties include displaying proper flags for track conditions or incidents. Communicate observations to race control. Respond to incidents as needed. I also serve as corner captain/chief post marshal at various events leading other corner marshals in maintaining a safe environment on-track for competitors, spectators and other officials.I also have served as flag chief for major motor sports events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Circuit of The Americas (Formula One Only). Responsible for recruiting, assigning, and managing corner marshals. I currently am Race Chair for both FIA World Endurance Championship and Formula One World Championship events and Circuit of The Americas. I am also currently Race Chair and Flag Chief for USAC at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the IndyCar Grand Prix, SVRA, USAC Karting and MORPCA events. I also recruited and managed corner and pit marshals for the 2017 Race of Champions at Marlins Park in Miami Florida for USAC.I was awarded the SCCA F&C Worker of the Year in 2016.

Parachute shop manager - Rigger at WWII Airborne Demonstration Team. Helicopter Rescue Operations Instructor.

Michael Durham is a Track Safety Crew Chief at Circuit of The Americas and is based in Austin Texas Area. He has worked as Safety Specialist at Consulant AG.