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Monday, April 15, 2024

Next League promoted VP/Client Strategy & Delivery JENNA TRABULUS to Chief Business Officer. She joined the company last September, overseeing projects with NASCAR and the USOPC. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s commercial efforts and expansion into women’s sports ( Ethan Joyce, SBJ )....

Monday, April 15, 2024

The Commanders named NFL SVP/Football Operations DAVE GARDI SVP/Football Initiatives and Robinhood Markets Senior Counsel/Global Public Policy  KIRTAN MEHTA VP/Public Affairs. Gardi will handle a number of in-game management duties and will support the coaching staff and front office on compliance with league protocols, officiating trends and...

Friday, April 12, 2024

Prime Video & Amazon Studios VP/Corporate Strategy, MGM+ and MGM Alternative Television CHRIS BREARTON is “stepping down” 18 months after taking on a new role. Brearton joined MGM as COO in Feb. 2018 before “taking on a broader role” following Amazon’s $8.5B acquisition of MGM in 2022....

Thursday, April 11, 2024

NASCAR named former ESPN VP & Exec Producer for Special Projects, Films and Original Content JOHN DAHL  as SVP/Content. Dahl is tasked with overseeing work at NASCAR Studios and NASCAR Digital Media,...

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The Bears named Heat VP & Associate General Counsel KRISTA WHITAKER EVP/Legal and Business Affairs & Chief Legal Officer. The team also named Cleveland Avenue Managing Partner ANDREA ZOPP Senior Advisor/Legal and Business Affairs ( Bears ). This follows a ...

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Marquee Sports Network named  DIANE PENNY  SVP & GM. She will start in the role on Monday, taking over for former GM  MIKE MCCARTHY , who "stepped down late last year to focus on his health." Penny comes to Marquee after leading media and innovation for the PWHL. Previously,...

Monday, April 8, 2024

Athletes Unlimited named ALLIE KLEVA to fill the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer. She will report to Athletes Unlimited CEO and co-Founder JON PATRICOF . Kleva previously was at CNN, where she led strategic partnerships and brand alliances for CNN, its properties and its...

Friday, April 5, 2024

Stetson Univ. has hired William & Mary Exec Associate AD/External Operations RICKY RAY as its new AD. Ray will begin on May 6 and replace the retiring JEFF ALTIER (Stetson). EMILY SISSON is joining OneTeam Partners as SVP and head of sponsorships,...

Thursday, April 4, 2024

G2 Esports named HENNING CHRISTIANSSON  Commercial Dir and promoted JULIUS YLANNE to Dir of Esports. Christiansson and Ylänne are a part of G2’s new Dir level structure which sits below the C-Suite. The German-based esports and gaming lifestyle organization will also be adding a Finance...

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

ASM Global OKC named MLSE Senior Dir/Guest Services & Building Operations MIKE WENDLING Paycom Center Assistant GM ( ASM Global OKC ). Football Canada named Ontario Basketball Senior Dir/Business Operations KEVIN MCDONALD interim Managing Dir. McDonald also previously served as CFL VP/Operations...
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-- UNC Trustee Jen Evans, on the Board of Trustees' reasons for approving an audit of the school's athletic department. WRAL.com, 5/13.
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