Executive Transactions

October, 2022

Monday, October 10, 2022

The Raiders named The Howard Hughes Corporation Senior Assistant General Counsel JUSTIN CARLEY SVP & General Counsel and promoted VP/Sales & Service QIAVA MARTINEZ to SVP & Chief Sales Officer ( Raiders ). Tigers Amateur Scouting Dir SCOTT PLEIS was "fired after 15 seasons...

Friday, October 7, 2022

Telemundo Deportes President RAY WARREN is retiring early next year after six years in that position and a nearly five-decade-long career. The FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be the last major event of his tenure. Warren joined Telemundo in 2016 from sister company NBC Sports, where...

Thursday, October 6, 2022

IOC Television & Marketing Services Managing Dir TIMO LUMME has retired from his role. Lumme has overseen the IOC’s commercial programming for the last 18 years and has been responsible for increasing the size of IOC broadcast and sponsorship agreements, which last year represented 95% of the IOC’s total...

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Orlando City SC and the NWSL Orlando Pride named Vinik Sports Group VP/Strategy & Analytics for the Lightning and Amalie Arena CHRIS KAMKE Chief Strategy Officer and LPGA Chief Sales Officer KELLY HYNE SVP/Brand Alliances. Hyne was a 2016 SBJ Game Changer ( ...

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Spurs Sports & Entertainment promoted CASEY HEVERLING to SVP/Facilities & GM, BRANDON JAMES to SVP/Strategic Growth & Deputy General Counsel, BECKY KIMBRO to SVP/Brand Engagement, JOE LOOMIS to SVP/Finance, Technology & Culinary Operations and TIM SALIER to Austin Spurs...

Monday, October 3, 2022

The Mariners promoted VP & Assistant GM/Baseball Operations JUSTIN HOLLANDER to EVP & GM of Baseball Operations ( SEATTLE TIMES, 10/2 ). Speedway Motorsports named Chief Experience Officer JESSICA FICKENSCHER Exec Dir of the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. She will add planning, community relations and...

September, 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

The NFL gave VP/Communications BRIAN MCCARTHY another title: Chief Spokesman. The NFL also promoted SBJ Forty Under 40 2021 honoree NANA-YAW ASAMOAH to SVP/Partnership Strategy & New Business, JON BARKER to SVP/Global Event Operation & Production, DOLORES DIBELLA to...

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Learfield CEO COLE GAHAGAN has reorganized the company into more well-defined units in order to streamline how it operates. The individual businesses within Learfield will continue to operate under its brand names -- CLC, Paciolan, ANC, Sidearm Sports -- but five key operating units will evolve from the...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The Big 12 named Pistons VP/Brand & Marketing Strategy TYREL KIRKHAM its first-ever CMO and Pistons Dir of Communications CLARK WILLIAMS VP/Brand Communications. Kirkham joined the Pistons in August 2020 and was "highly involved in the Pistons' marketing and brand campaigns." Williams joined the Pistons...

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

The NFL promoted VP/Legal Affairs DOLORES DIBELLA SVP/Legal Affairs ( SBJ ). NJ/NY Gotham FC named MLS Senior Dir of Partnership Marketing NAN VOGEL SVP/Partnerships, In-Game Experience & Community ( SBJ ). Texas A&M Univ.-Commerce named Florida A&M Univ. Deputy AD & Chief...

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