JACKSON, Miss. - CaseLogistix Inc. today announced that the Mississippi State University Athletics Department has hired Greg Byrne as Associate Athletic Director for Development and External Affairs. He has served as National Sales Director for CaseLogistix the past 18 months.

Byrne, who will spearhead MSU’s athletic fund-raising efforts and oversee the Bulldog Club staff, has spent 13 years in intercollegiate athletics. He has previously served as Associate Director of Athletics for Fund-Raising and Development at the University of Kentucky and in a similar fund-raising capacity at Oregon State University.

A native of Pocatello, Idaho, Byrne was responsible for raising funds for athletic scholarship, capital projects and major gift-giving at both institutions. He began his athletic career in 1992 with the Fiesta Bowl.

Byrne earned his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. He and his wife, the former Regina Misa, have two sons, Nicholas and Davis. Byrne’s father, Bill, is the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M.

CaseLogistix will conduct a national search to replace Byrne.