Harter set to join Redbirds
Bill Harter joins the Redbirds front office alongside Dave Chase, who becomes the president/baseball operations. Harter joins the 'Birds from Direct General Corporation, where he has served as the senior vice president - corporate development since 2003. He was previously the senior vice president - products and development for the company.
"Bill brings to the Redbirds organization a tremendous amount of experience in the general business and financial markets," Memphis Redbirds founder Dean Jernigan said. "On top of that, he is a great baseball fan. We are delighted to welcome Bill to our team."
Prior to working at Direct, Harter was employed by First Tennessee Bank National Association, where he served as senior vice president, metropolitan banking from 1988-99. He also spent three years with NCNB National Bank, now known as Bank of America.
Harter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Leisure Services from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa and an MBA from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.