Executive Transactions

July, 2018

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Discovery extended the contract of President & CEO DAVID ZASLAV through the end of '23. This year, Discovery partnered with the PGA Tour to create an international golf service, including global television and multi-platform live rights, outside the U.S., to all PGA Tour media properties ( Discovery ). Zaslav's...

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Architecture firm HOK named HKS Business Development Specialist ROBERT BURNS Dir of Business Development for Sports, Recreation & Entertainment. Burns will be based in Dallas and help university clients with financing and fundraising on sports construction and renovation projects. HOK also named ANDREW ELMER Project Manager and Landscape...

Monday, July 16, 2018

World TeamTennis named CHRIS RENNER CEO, effective immediately. Renner succeeds longtime WTT CEO ILANA KLOSS , who will retain the role of WTT commissioner at least through the end of '18. Renner joins WTT from sports marketing consulting firm Helios Partners and will be based on...

Friday, July 13, 2018

Venue manager Spectra named WWE Senior Dir of Global Live Event Booking ANDREW FORSTADT VP/Entertainment & Events ( Spectra )....SMI VP/Special Projects JESSICA FICKENSCHER was promoted to Senior VP/Special Projects, while Performance Racing Network Senior VP/Sales GERRY HORN was promoted to PRN Senior VP &...

Thursday, July 12, 2018

IEG Senior VP JIM ANDREWS left the firm July 2 after more than 30+ years with the Chicago-based sponsorship consulting business. Andrews said, "The opportunity has presented itself to make a fresh start." He added, "As for IEG, I'm sure you will be hearing shortly about plans...

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Cycle Media CEO JASON STEIN is "leaving the company, effectively immediately." The CASEY WASSERMAN -owned digital media company is responsible for the ESPN digital shows " BUCKETS " and " LAST TABLE " and also owns creative agency Laundry Service. The company in a statement said that...

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

The Heat named NBA Kings CRO JEFF DAVID Exec VP & CRO ( Heat )....Vivid Seats named former GrubHub VP/Digital Marketing & CRM RICH LESPERANCE CMO ( Vivid Seats )....Turner Sports promoted VP/NCAA Digital HANIA POOLE to Senior VP/NCAA Digital and GM of Bleacher...

Monday, July 9, 2018

Excel Sports Management named Premier Partnerships Exec VP JASON MILLER Senior VP & Head of Property Sales. He will lead Excel's efforts in third-party commercial sales, naming rights, marquee partnerships, sponsorship strategy and valuation services for leagues, teams, venues and other sports properties. Excel Properties clientele includes four NBA...

Friday, July 6, 2018

The Big Ten promoted the following: TONY BUYNISKI to Assistant Commissioner/Officiating Services; BRANDON WINBUSH to Senior Dir of IT; CHRIS ALTHOFF to Associate Dir of Branding; SATVIK PATEL to Associate Dir of Business Operations; and SHANNON MALONE to Assistant Dir of Communications. The conference also named LAURA ANDERSON ...

Thursday, July 5, 2018

The Orioles named Heat Exec VP & CRO JOHN VIDALIN to the "newly created" role of COO, effective in "early August." Prior to joining the Heat, he "spent more than a decade in the NFL," most recently as 49ers Chief Sales Officer. At the 49ers, Vidalin "helped with...

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