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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...

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

FloSports promoted Chief Content Officer JAYAR DONLAN to COO, reporting directly to CEO MARK FLOREANI . Donlan, an SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree in 2021 , will oversee programming, rights acquisitions, content, production and streaming operations in his new role. He will also have direct...

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...