The 909 Group is adding a new mem­ber to its exec­u­tive team – Wade Leaphart will join the Huntersville, N.C. based sports and mar­ket­ing agency as Direc­tor of Busi­ness Development.

Leaphart comes to The 909 Group from Bob­cats Sports & Enter­tain­ment, where he served as Senior Account Exec­u­tive, Pre­mium Sales for the NBA’s Char­lotte Bob­cats. Prior to that, the Uni­ver­sity of South Car­olina grad­u­ate held var­i­ous sales and mar­ket­ing posi­tions, includ­ing Direc­tor of Sales for the ECHL’s Fresno Falcons.

“Wade’s sales and mar­ket­ing expe­ri­ence, along with his impres­sive track record and abil­ity to close deals, will serve him well at The 909 Group,” said Max Siegel, Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer of The 909 Group. “He will be an asset to our team and brings the skills nec­es­sary to help accel­er­ate the growth of our company.”

As Direc­tor of Busi­ness Devel­op­ment, Leaphart will over­see the agency’s sales efforts.  Among other projects, he will focus on secur­ing new part­ners & spon­sors for the Drive for Diver­sity program.