There are only certain items that can be set as a record owner on a contact.
Click CRM, then click Contacts.
Search for the contact and click it.
Select the Control Tab.
Click the Record Owner field and either:
Click Edit to enter full edit mode and select a permission or user from the available list .
Hover over the Record Owner field and click the Edit Icon and then select a permission or user from the available list.
Here you are able to use permissions that exist within the system to allow a group of users to manage a record. The other option is to use a username to set one contact to a record owner.
