Executive Transactions

February, 2023

Monday, February 13, 2023

NFL Players Inc. named former Netflix VP/Animation BRUCE DAITCH , WISE National Board President & Chair KATHLEEN FRANCIS and Catapult Ventures co-founder ROUZ JAZAYERI to its BOD ( NFL Players Inc .). EFL League One club Lincoln City FC named Arizona State Univ....

Friday, February 10, 2023

Former PGA Tour SVP/Player Relations ROSS BERLIN has joined TIGER WOODS and RORY MCILROY 's tech league TGL "to handle the critical role of player relations." Berlin, who "began in his consulting role" as SVP/Player Relations for TGL in November, has been "hard at work...

Thursday, February 9, 2023

The PGA of America named Buff City Soap CEO CRAIG KESSLER COO. He will begin his new duties on March 6 and will report to PGA of America CEO SETH WAUGH , all while being based in PGA Frisco. Kessler served as Topgolf COO and Head of Emerging...

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Packers VP/Finance & Administration PAUL BANIEL "will retire in October." Baniel joined the team in 2009 as VP/Finance. Three years later, he was also made VP/Administration. Baniel leads "daily operations of the club's finance, facility and information technology departments" ( GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 2/8 ). Clemson...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

LAFC promoted CFO STACY JOHNS to COO & CFO. She has led the club's finance and accounting departments along with people operations, while coordinating fiscal planning, accountability and strategy across all segments of its business. Johns now also will oversee a number of revenue generating verticals, as well as...

Monday, February 6, 2023

AXS has appointed ANDREW TRAVIS as Chief Executive Officer of AXS Australia and New Zealand, as the global ticketing company expands its presence Down Under. Travis was formerly chief executive of the Gold Coast Suns AFL club, and, most recently, COO of Melbourne & Olympic Parks Precinct...

Friday, February 3, 2023

Adidas Global Head of Marketing VICKY FREE "has left her role." The company "did not confirm" who would succeed her ( ADWEEK, 2/3 ). Canada Soccer "let go" of CMO SANDRA GAGE . She had been with the governing body since 2009. Gage was a member...

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Fanatics has hired NICK BELL as CEO of Fanatics Live, a new business division under the Fanatics umbrella that will focus on live content-based commerce. In the role, Bell’s team will be tasked with transforming the digital customer shopping experience for collectors, building commerce capabilities focused around content...

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Charlotte's Quail Hollow Club named Presidents Cup Exec Dir ADAM SPERLING to the newly created position of Dir of Professional Golf, where he will help oversee strategy for the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship as well as the 2025 PGA Championship at the club ( CHARLOTTE BUSINESS...

January, 2023

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Former LIV Golf COO ATUL KHOSLA has joined the Buccaneers as Chief Commercial Officer. Khosla spent 2017-2022 with the Bucs, most recently as Chief Corporate Development & Brand Officer, before joining LIV Golf, which he left late last year . In the newly-created role, Khosla will...

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