Executive Transactions

BSE Global named  SAM ALTMAN Chief Corporate Development Officer. He will lead a corporate development team in sourcing, evaluating and integrating new properties into the BSE Global ecosystem. Altman has a combination of investment, operational and transaction experience, spanning several industries including media, entertainment, retail and healthcare. He was...

The USL named Wasserman Media Group Chief Soccer Officer PAUL MCDONOUGH President & Chief Soccer Officer. The hire comes less than two weeks after the departure of former USL President JAKE EDWARDS , who was named to the role in 2015. Prior to Wasserman, McDonough served...

OneTeam Partners Chief Licensing Officer/Head of Partnership Development & College ERIC WINSTON has left the company. The company had no word on who would take on his duties, on an interim or permanent basis, but a representative did say OneTeam is moving quickly to fill the vacancy....

The NWSL Chicago Red Stars fired GM  MICHELLE LOMNICKI  following the news that former Utah Royals coach  CRAIG HARRINGTON  "was found to have been employed by a Chicago youth soccer club as director of coaching," despite "being in the midst of a two-year NWSL suspension for inappropriate conduct and...

The Steelers promoted Senior Advisor to the President and former Penguins CEO DAVID MOREHOUSE to EVP/Strategy. Morehouse previously spent 16 seasons with the Penguins before joining the Steelers last August. He will guide the strategic direction of Acrisure Stadium operations and advise Steelers President ART ROONEY...

The Pistons have fired Assistant GM ROB MURPHY , seven months after the team placed him "on leave following an investigation into an allegation that he engaged in workplace misconduct with a former female employee" ( DETROIT FREE PRESS, 5/4 ). Loud and Live named former Thrill...

The Bengals promoted CMO BRIAN SELLS to the newly created position of Chief Business Officer. Sells, a team employee for more than 24 years, will now oversee new business opportunities, stadium projects and events, government affairs and community relations. The Bengals and Hamilton County have begun evaluating...

Evolv Technology named former Medable Chief Product Officer PARAG VAISH Chief Digital Product Officer. Vaish's background in technology includes such roles as Dir of Product Management & Founder in Residence for Google, Head of Digital Product Management, Design & Content for Tesla and Dir of Product Management...

ASM Global named former Universal Music Group EVP and Head of Global Marketing BRIAN CELLER SVP/Content & Programming for Europe. Celler will be responsible for ASM Global's music, entertainment and sports content throughout its European and U.K. portfolio, including AO Arena in Manchester, P&J Live Aberdeen, OVO...

USL President  JAKE EDWARDS  is departing after 10 years with league. Edwards first joined the USL in 2013 as EVP before being promoted to President in 2015. As part of an ongoing transition plan, the league promoted SVP/USL Championship  JEREMY ALUMBAUGH  to USL Championship President and SVP  LEE O'NEILL ...