Executive Transactions

October, 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment promoted the following: BRIAN ADAMS to VP/Brand Marketing & Creative; IAN HILLMAN to VP/Strategy; KEN LISI to Dir of Corporate Partnerships; ALLISON MALECKI to Senior Dir of Business Operations (Devils & Prudential Center); DAN MALANDRUCCOLO...

Monday, October 29, 2018

Independent Sports & Entertainment is launching a new property sales group that will focus on securing global partnerships, sponsorships and naming rights for sports leagues, teams, venues and events. To that end, ISE has hired JAKE STONE , formerly of Omnigon and Cox Media Group, as VP/Property Sales....

Monday, October 29, 2018

Ticket resale marketplace Vivid Seats named GrubHub COO STAN CHIA CEO, and company co-Founders JERRY BEDYNAK and ERIC VASSILATOS will shift out of daily operations for the Chicago-based company and become co-Chairs. The executive shift comes as Vivid Seats and its key investor,...

Friday, October 26, 2018

The NBA named Discovery Communications Managing Dir of Eurosport Digital RALPH RIVERA Managing Dir of NBA Europe & Middle East. Rivera will start his position Jan. 2, and will be based in the NBA's London office. Rivera will report to NBA Deputy Commissioner & COO MARK...

Thursday, October 25, 2018

The L.A. Stadium & Entertainment District, where the new Inglewood NFL stadium is being built, has hired the following: Rams CTO SKARPI HEDINSSON for the same position; Staples Center & Microsoft Theater Senior VP/Booking & Events CHRISTY CASTILLO BUTCHER as Senior VP/Programming; JPMorgan VP JOE SESIN as...

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Longtime NFL marketer JAIME WESTON has joined Universal Music Group in Santa Monica as Exec VP/Consumer Marketing. It is a new position at Universal, one in which Weston will handle marketing strategy and execution, while reporting to Exec VP/Creative DAVE ROCCO . Weston spent 15 years...

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced the following promotions: Senior VP/People & Culture KELLY SKOLODA to Chief People Officer; Dir of Technical & Broadcast Operation QUENTIN ADDISON to VP/Technical & Broadcast Operations; Dir of Corporate Communications KETSIA COLIMON to VP/Communications for the WNBA Mystics,...

Monday, October 22, 2018

The Vikings named Braves Senior VP/HR LARA JURAS VP/People & Culture. In 13 years with the Braves, Juras spent time as the team's VP/HR. Before the Braves, she spent six years as Dir of HR for the Tigers ( Vikings ). Do you have an executive...

Friday, October 19, 2018

Nike CIO JIM SCHOLEFIELD is leaving the company to become pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. Chief Information & Digital Officer, "effective Oct. 29." Nike plans to "look for a successor in the CIO role." Scholefield had been with Nike since '15 ( WSJ.com, 10/18 )....Univ. of New...

Thursday, October 18, 2018

The XFL has brought on former MKTG Senior VP/Marketing Communications STEPHANIE RUDNICK as Senior VP/Communications. Prior to MKTG, Rudnick had a stint as Wasserman VP/Corporate Communications & Marketing and also ran her own consultancy that included clients such as The Players’ Tribune, Stats LLC and a number...

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