Executive Transactions

August, 2018

Friday, August 3, 2018

ABC named ESPN VP/Original Content KEVIN WILDES Exec Producer of the net's new hour of " GMA DAY ." The show is ABC's "new effort to bring" its " GMA " franchise to the afternoon. ABC is "expected to launch" the show on Sept. 10. It will run...

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Food concessionaire and venue manager Spectra has hired RICHARD SCHNEIDER as Senior VP and COO of Food Services & Hospitality. Schneider was previously COO for the sports arm of Delaware North and before that was COO for its airport and retail operations. Schneider’s job at Spectra is...

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

NFL Media named Amazon Studios Senior Brand Marketing Lead GREG POLCSA to the new role of VP/NFL Franchise & Network Marketing. Polcsa will oversee marketing efforts for "TNF" and NFL Net shows, reporting to NFL Media Senior VP/Marketing JULIE HADDON . Polcsa led marketing of NFL...

July, 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

New Era named former Pegula Sports & Entertainment President RUSS BRANDON to its exec team, though his exact role "couldn't be confirmed" ( THEATHLETIC.com, 7/31 )....UConn named UNC Wilmington Deputy AD ADRIANNE SWINNEY COO and Senior Woman Administrator. Swinney is "taking over" for former COO...

Monday, July 30, 2018

Twitter promoted Head of U.S. Sports League Partnerships TJ ADESHOLA to Head of U.S. Sports as the company fills some "key roles in its reorganized content partnerships group in the U.S." Adeshola will "lead all U.S. sports partnerships at Twitter, after spending the previous few years managing Twitter’s...

Friday, July 27, 2018

The Univ. of Arkansas promoted the following: CHRIS POHL to Senior Associate AD/Guest Experience & Event Management and KEVIN TRAINOR to Senior Associate AD/PR; FELECIA SAINE to Associate AD/Academics; AARON PARRIS to Associate AD/Premium Seat Services & Guest Experience; JULIE CAIN...

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Bridgestone VP/Sports & Event Marketing PHIL PACSI is retiring Sept. 30 after 36 years with the company. He will be replaced by VP/Brand Marketing AMBER HOLM . She will take over NFL, NHL, Verizon IndyCar Series, PGA Tour, the Olympics and country music ( Ben Fischer, Staff...

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The Blue Jackets promoted the following: BECKY COFFEY to VP/Partner Activation & Premium Service; KELLY JONES to Senior Dir of Service & Retention; MICHAEL HUNTER to Dir of Event Services; PETER LOVINS to Dir of Legal Affairs; ELIZABETH FISHER to Manager of Event Services; SAMANTHA HAGAN to Partnership Activation...

Monday, July 23, 2018

William Hill U.S. named MSG Exec VP & CMO SHARON OTTERMAN CMO. Otterman from '09-'15 was NBCU Senior VP & CMO and before that served as ESPN VP/Marketing ( William Hill )....Mastercard will have new leadership overseeing its MLB partnership after the company named MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN VP...

Friday, July 20, 2018

MLS has hired ANGELA ALFANO as Dir of Corporate Communications, where she will oversee business and non-sports communications for MLS and SUM. Alfano joins the league from Tough Mudder, where she oversaw global communications for the last two years. Previously, she spent three years at the NFL...

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