Watkins Glen International announced the promotion of Chris Cornett to Vice President of Facilities and Operations.

Cornett, a Crossnore, N.C. native, joined Watkins in February 2014 as Senior Director of Facility and Operations, where he was responsible for managing all operations and maintenance requirements of the facility and supervising security, guest services, operations, maintenance, fire, EMS and safety teams, while reporting to the track president.

Prior to his employment at Watkins Glen International, Cornett was the Director of Operations at Texas Motor Speedway where he was responsible for maintenance, operations and oversight of speedway properties and assets. He also served as the Director of Emergency Services at Texas Motor Speedway and was the Levy Restaurants Director of Concessions.