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Monday, April 1, 2024

The Pelicans and Saints named Tigers Ticket Sales Manager MARC LOPEZ Dir/Group Sales & Service ( Pelicans ). Share your hiring announcements, promotions & accolades within the Sports Business Journal's print edition with an upgraded listing in SBJ’s People on...

Friday, March 29, 2024

Sphere Entertainment named VML Chief Creative Officer NED MCNEILAGE to the same role at Sphere ( Sphere Entertainment ). The Class A Midwest League Wisconsin Timber Rattlers named Northwoods League Eau Claire Express Marketing...

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Eagles VP/Football Administration JAKE ROSENBERG is “leaving the team when his contract expires after the NFL draft next month.” Rosenberg said that the decision was “his alone” and that he “hopes to stay in the NFL and work for a team in which he can pursue his...

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

PlayersTV named Expectant Media CEO MICHELE GHEE Board Chair, becoming the first woman to serve on the board. Ghee has helped generate over $1B in revenue while working for companies such as EBONY, Jet, EBONY Studios, WME, CNN, A&E, The History Channel and BET Networks....

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Ilitch Companies promoted Ilitch Sports + Entertainment EVP & COO RYAN GUSTAFSON to President & CEO. Gustafson will “lead business operations” for the Red Wings, Tigers, Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park and Fox Theatre. He will also “oversee” the joint venture interest in 313 Presents and “manage...

Monday, March 25, 2024

Populous named founder, Senior Principal and Global Chair EARL SANTEE CEO. The company also named EMEA Senior Principal NICHOLAS REYNOLDS Chief Global Strategy Officer and Senior Principal RICHARD BRESLIN APAC Co-Managing Dir ( Populous ). Fire FC...

Friday, March 22, 2024

NBA Foundation Exec Dir GREG TAYLOR is stepping down after 11 years at the NBA to pursue new challenges. Prior to his work with the Foundation, he served as the NBA’s SVP/Player Development. Taylor was the Foundation’s first Exec Dir after the league formed the entity in 2020 with an...

Thursday, March 21, 2024

The Dolphins named Columbia Sportswear CMO PRI SHUMATE to the same role; Twitter Managing Dir/Global Media & Entertainment GED TARPEY CCO; and Clippers Chief Ticketing Officer JASON GREEN to the same role. All three...

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

DAZN CEO/North America  JOSEPH MARKOWSKI has departed from the company after 13 years. Markowski is a 2020 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree ( SBJ ).   The Bills and Sabres named N.Y. Giants CBO PETE GUELLI COO. Guelli will be...

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

DraftKings promoted CFO  JASON PARK  to Chief Transformation Officer. Park will assume the newly created role on May 1. He will lead initiatives to deploy technologies to capture additional operating efficiencies as well as oversee the integration of the proposed acquisition of Jackpocket Inc. The company also promoted SVP/Finance...