Executive Transactions

February, 2023

Monday, February 27, 2023

FRED PERPALL has been elected the 67th president of the USGA. Perpall will "serve a three-year term" leading the USGA Executive Committee. Perpall is the "first Black man to hold that post" in the USGA's history. He succeeds STU FRANCIS whose term ended this month. Perpall was first...

Friday, February 24, 2023

U.S. Soccer named underdog venture team Strategic Partnerships ALIDU SALIFU Legal Counsel ( SBJ ). BaAM Productions named FULLCC Music Group founder & CEO STEPHANE LECUYER Head of Operations. Prodigy Search worked with BaAM to place him in this role ( SBJ ). Southern Illinois...

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Delaware North named Morongo Band of Mission Indians IT Exec Dir JOSH CARLEY VP/Technology for TD Garden and the Bruins. Carley will report directly to Delaware North VP/Technology Operations DAVID CARPENTER ( Delaware North ). AMA Pro Racing promoted COO GENE CROUCH to CEO. His primary directives...

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

The ASUN Conference named MAC Deputy Commissioner & COO JEFF BACON Commissioner. He replaces TED GUMBART , who will retire at the end of the current academic year. Bacon will begin his duties on July 1 at the latest ( ASUN Conference ). Tennis Canada President & CEO ...

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Nike Global Chief Digital Information Officer RATNAKAR LAVU "resigned effective immediately." Nike did not give a reason for his departure. Lavu joined Nike in June of 2019 ( BUSINESS INSIDER, 2/20 ). Crypto.com Arena, Microsoft Theater and L.A. LIVE named Snapdragon Stadium/OVG 360 Dir of Booking...

Monday, February 20, 2023

Joe Gibbs Racing named former Commanders SVP/Football Operations & General Counsel ERIC SCHAFFER EVP & Chief Commercial Officer and promoted EVP/Business Operations CRAIG GREENE to Chief Strategy Officer. Schaffer, who most recently served as a Senior Exec with Athletes First, will oversee the organization's sales, marketing,...

Friday, February 17, 2023

YouTube CEO SUSAN WOJCICKI is "stepping down." Wojcicki first joined Google in 1999 and was one of the company's biggest advocates for the $1.65B acquisition of YouTube in 2006, later overseeing its growth into the largest video platform on the internet. Wojcicki has served as CEO since...

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment named Trail Blazers Creative Dir MARIO MILOSEVIC VP/Creative. Milosevic will direct all creative services and design elements for the Red Wings and Tigers. He and his team will closely collaborate with IS+E marketing, communications, ticket sales & service, corporate partnerships and entertainment service...

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Comcast Spectacor named former Independence Blue Cross President & CEO DANIEL HILFERTY CEO. Hilferty will continue to serve as Philadelphia Soccer 2026 BOD Chair after helping them win their bid to be a host city for the FIFA men's World Cup ( Comcast Spectacor ). Incoming NCAA President...

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Incoming NCAA President CHARLIE BAKER named TIM BUCKLEY SVP/External Affairs. Buckley, who served as Chief of Staff when Baker was Massachusetts Gov., will oversee the NCAA's government relations and communications efforts at the state and federal levels. He also will engage membership, media, policymakers, coalitions and other...

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