Executive Transactions

Japan-based Honma Golf named former TaylorMade President & CEO  MARK KING  a consultant to Chair  LIU JIANGUO . King will be "guiding the company's strategy as it looks to expand its presence in North America." King also "maintains a consulting deal with Adidas" ( GOLFDIGEST.com, 8/16 )....Premier Partnerships promoted...

The Redskins named Dolphins Senior VP & Chief Commercial Officer TODD KLINE Chief Commercial Officer, as the team "continues to retool" its business leadership. The hire was made by President of Business Operations & COO  BRIAN LAFEMINA , who joined the team in May. Kline will handle "sponsorship...

Falcons investor BRIAN BARKER was elected to the Pro Football HOF BOT at the annual meeting in Canton. Also elected to the BOT were Belden Brick Company VP/Sales & Marketing  BRIAN BELDEN , Canton Repository and Gatehouse Ohio Media Publisher  JAMES PORTER , Encourage Founder  JOHN SIRPILLA...

BSE Global and AEG Facilities promoted NYCB Live GM  MATTHEW FELKER to Barclays Center GM and NYCB Live Assistant GM  JOE ZINO to NYCB Live GM. Both promotions take effect Oct. 1, and come on the heels of the upcoming departure of Regional GM STEVE ROSEBROOK...

Premier Partnerships named  JOHN KRISTICK  President. He was recently United Bid Committee Exec Dir, which led the effort for the U.S., Canada and Mexico to land the '26 FIFA World Cup. Kristick also spent more than six years with ad agency WPP. He joined WPP's GroupM in '11 as...

The NFL named former Hasbro Senior Dir of Digital Marketing & Gaming RACHEL HOAGLAND to the newly created position of VP and Head of Gaming & Esports. Hoagland spent more than 14 years at Hasbro. According to the original job posting, Hoagland will lead “strategic planning, partner...

DraftKings named Seattle-based sports gaming company iPro CMO  TOM GOEDDE  to the same position and S.F.-based lifecycle management company Upsight CEO ANDY YANG  Chief Product Officer. The hires follow the company's sportsbook launch. Goedde replaces JANET HOLIAN , who has been CMO since '15 and will remain...

United Entertainment Group has opened a Tokyo office ahead of the '19 Rugby World Cup and the '20 Games. The agency has hired TORU FUMIHARA as Managing Dir; he has two decades’ experience in Japanese sports and entertainment marketing including stints at Red Bull and ad agency...

Exec search firm Spencer Stuart named Korn Ferry Senior Client Partner of Global Sports & Nonprofit Practices LIZ MOULTON to a position at its Boston office ( THE DAILY )....The Univ. of Utah promoted KYLE BRENNAN to COO & Deputy AD/Internal Operations. The school also...

Auburn named SMU Exec Senior Associate AD/Administration and Senior Woman Administrator  MONIQUE HOLLAND  Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Experience ( Auburn )....The Univ. of Oregon named former Fresno State AD  JIM BARTKO  interim Dir of Major Gifts ( FRESNOBEE.com, 8/3 )....Notre Dame Associate AD/Football Operations  CHAD KLUNDER  has "stepped aside" to...