Executive Transactions

April, 2018

Friday, April 6, 2018

Sporting KC promoted President JAKE REID to CEO, succeeding ROBB HEINEMAN , who held the position for the past 14 years. Reid said that the change is "something the ownership group has been working toward for a while now." Reid will start taking "more of a visible role than...

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Watkins Glen Int'l named former Zimmerman Advertising Media Planner MICHAEL GARDNER PR Manager. At Zimmerman, Gardner worked on Nissan's national partnership in collegiate sports ( WGI ). Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com . Create your own...

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Executive search firm Grace Blue named GlideSlope co-Founder ERIC GUTHOFF Partner. The hiring comes in conjunction with the firm's expansion into the sports industry to target leadership at sports agencies, teams, venues and leagues, as well as esports, media and technology companies. Guthoff was an SBJ/SBD "Forty Under 40"...

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Raiders Senior VP & CMO COURTNEE WESTENDORF is leaving the organization. Prior to joining the Raiders in '15, Westendorf was Disney Interactive Media Group VP/Marketing. She also has had stints with Intel and Yahoo ( THE DAILY ). PRESSING PAUSE : ELeague GM and Turner...

Monday, April 2, 2018

KIA ROBERTS , the NFL's lead investigator who recommended no suspension for Cowboys RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT in his domestic violence case, "no longer works for the NFL," according to sources. A source said that Roberts left for "personal reasons unrelated to Elliott's case." Her departure "gives...

March, 2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

The Fire named MLS VP/Communications SEAN DENNISON Senior VP/Communications & Media ( Fire )....Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment has appointed two strategy and analytics staffers to senior roles with its NBA 2K League team, 76ers Gaming Club. 76ers Data Scientist MICHAEL LAI has been named...

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Discovery's Eurosport promoted EMIR OSMANBEGOVIC to Senior VP/Sports Content & Production and DAVE SCHAFER to Senior VP/Sports Content & Planning. Meanwhile, Discovery Eurosport Senior VP/Rights Acquisition & Syndication LAURENT PRUD'HOMME will take on an expanded role that will now include additional responsibility for...

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

WNBA COO JAY PARRY will step down on April 30 to become Principal Adviser at S.F.-based marketing and design agency KenCreative. Parry will continue to serve as a senior adviser to Commissioner LISA BORDERS . She joined the league in May '16 and has...

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Facebook formally named Eurosport CEO PETER HUTTON to the newly created position of Dir of Global Live Sports Partnerships & Programming. He will start in late May and report directly to Head of Global Partnerships DAN REED . Hutton will lead Facebook's overall strategy to bring...

Monday, March 26, 2018

Fox Sports promoted Exec Dir of Acquisitions & Programming JOSH OAKLEY to VP/Acquisitions & Programming ( THE DAILY )....Coca-Cola Dir of Motorsports Marketing BEN REILING is "exiting next month" after 18 years with the company. Meanwhile, Fanatics Senior VP/Retail Operations BRENDAN MCQUILLAN has...

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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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