Executive Transactions

March, 2018

Thursday, March 8, 2018

NCAA Managing Dir of Championships RON PRETTYMAN is "leaving his post with the organization." He spent "two full seasons" as the head of college baseball for the governing body ( TWITTER.com, 3/7 ). LEAVING EARLY : Univision has confirmed that CEO RANDY FALCO ...

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Both USA Rugby CEO DAN PAYNE and CHAD KECK , Chair of the NGB's for-profit marketing arm Rugby Int'l Marketing (RIM), are leaving their positions. Payne will stay on until after the Rugby World Cup Sevens, which the U.S. is hosting in S.F. in July. Keck...

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

K.C.-based analytics firm FanThreeSixty named former H&R Block CIO JASON HOUSEWORTH President & CEO. Houseworth led H&R Block’s tax software team. In the new role, he will lead day-to-day operations for the Sporting KC spinoff business. FanThreeSixty co-Founder ROBB HEINEMAN will transition to a new...

Monday, March 5, 2018

The Stars promoted Exec VP & CRO BRAD ALBERTS to President. JIM LITES , previously President & CEO, will now just have the CEO title. Alberts will oversee all aspects of the Stars' business operations. Stars Exec VP & COO JASON FARRIS will remain...

Friday, March 2, 2018

Michigan Int'l Speedway named ISC Dir of Corporate Partnerships WES WEIR VP/Corporate Partnerships & Tickets Sales ( MIS )....Houston Chronicle Sports Editor and columnist RANDY HARVEY retired ( HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 3/2 )....WWE promoted Exec VP/Marketing & Communications BRIAN FLINN to Chief Marketing &...

February, 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

The Overwatch League named former WME-IMG VP/Licensing DANIEL SIEGEL Head of Esports Licensing ( OWL )....Esports agency rEvXP named Amarok Consulting Senior Consultant BILL KENNEY Dir of Business Development. He will be based in L.A. Before working with Amarok, Kenney was Relativity Sports Dir of Marketing & Sales (...

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Under Armour CRO KARL-HEINZ MAURATH "will retire on March 31." Maurath joined UA in September '12 as President of Int'l Business before being promoted to his current role in November '15. After Maurath's retirement, UA CTO PAUL FIPPS will "lead the brand's global ecommerce business" (...

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The XFL hired veteran sports exec HOWARD HANDLER to the temporary position of Project Manager to help get the new football league up and running by '20, sources told THE DAILY . Handler previously had stints as MLS CMO and NFL Senior VP/Marketing. He...

Monday, February 26, 2018

AMB Sports & Entertainment Senior VP/Fan Experience MIKE GOMES has left the organization to join a real estate investment firm in Atlanta as its Chief Experience Officer. Gomes' last day at AMBSE was Friday ( AMB Group )....N.Y.-based experiential marketing agency Engine Shop named Octagon Marketing Chief Growth...

Friday, February 23, 2018

Entercom named MLB Group Dir & VP/Sponsorship Sales & Client Services JIM MCCLOUD Exec VP/National Business ( Entercom )....Legends named Project Control President of the PC Sports Division PAULA PORTZ COO and MARTIN JENNINGS Senior VP of European Development for Legends Int'l. Jennings...

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-- NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer, on how hosting the league's awards and draft in the same location has logistical benefits and possible commercial opportunities. Alex Silverman, SBJ

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