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TIGERS FRONT OFFICE
STEVE
HARMS
VICE PRESIDENT,
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Enters his ninth season with the Tigers organization after joining the club in October 2004.
• Oversees all corporate sales/sponsorship efforts, including the corporate sales staff, sales and service...the
corporate sales department is responsible for all Tigers advertising sales, including signage at Comerica Park,
print publications, promotions, concession sponsorships and other revenue streams.
• Serves as the liaison with the Tigers media partners advertising sales departments.
• Prior to joining the Tigers, Harms served as president of The Harms Group, Inc., a sponsorship and marketing
services consulting firm he founded in March of 2002.
• Joined the Detroit Lions in 1994 as the executive director of marketing before being promoted to vice president
of marketing and sales and eventually vice president of corporate sales and sponsorships.
• Served as the sponsorship sales manager for Palace Sports and Entertainment from 1991-94, selling
advertising and sponsorships for the Pistons, Palace of Auburn Hills and Pine Knob Music Theater.
• Worked as team services manager for NBA Properties from 1989-91, serving as a liaison between the NBA
and NBA Properties with all teams on marketing and licensing matters...was also involved in the planning and
implementation of two all-star games and two international NBA events in Rome and Barcelona.
• Served as a ticket sales manager with the Detroit Pistons (1983-85) and the Milwaukee Bucks (1985-89),
managing telemarketing ticket staffs in each role.
• Is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
• He and his wife, Lori, reside in Oxford, MI.
MICHAEL
HEALY
VICE PRESIDENT,
PARK OPERATIONS
Enters his eighth full season with the Tigers after being named to his current position in October 2005...oversees all
areas of operations within Comerica Park.
• Responsibilities include facility maintenance and repairs, playing field maintenance, event personnel and
operations, security, scoreboard operations, special event coordination and the integration of marketing and sales
efforts within the ballpark.
• Prior to joining the Tigers, Healy served as the Vice President of Civic Relations and Event Logistics for Olympia
Entertainment after spending the previous eight years in various roles as part of Ilitch Holdings.
• Appointed as the Tigers 2005 All-Star Week Liaison with Major League Baseball in July of 2004...he led the club's
efforts in the preparation and execution of events during the 76th Major League Baseball All-Star Week at
Comerica Park in July of 2005.
• Assists Major League Baseball special events during the All-Star Red Carpet Show each year after helping
develop the program in Detroit prior to the 2005 MLB All-Star Game.
• Served as a board member on the host committee for Super Bowl XL and acted as the Ilitch Holdings Liaison for
the event as it related to the company's properties, including Comerica Park, the Fox Theatre, Hockeytown Café,
Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena.
• Elected President of Ilitch Charities in September 2012 after serving as a Vice President on the Board of Directors
since 2003.
• Is a member of the International Association of Auditorium Managers and the Stadium Managers Association.
• Is a graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelor of arts in communications with an emphasis in business.
• 46 years of age...he and his wife, Debbie, reside in South Lyon, MI with their son, Preston (2/28/01).
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