EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

          BRANDWEEK's Terry Lefton reports that SI's Dir of
     International Publishing & Olympics MERRILL SQUIRES is
     leaving to become a partner in Dallas-based The Marketing
     Arm (BRANDWEEK, 3/2)....The LPGA named ERIC ALBRECHT as Dir
     of Operations for the Teaching & Club Professional Division. 
     Albrecht was with the National Kidney Foundation (LPGA). 
     ...DC-based architecture and engineering firm STAR Alliance
     has named LAURIN MCCRACKEN as its first CEO.  McCracken
     comes from HNTB where he directed the firm's national and
     int'l marketing services program (STAR Alliance).
          PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN TORONTO: The Blue Jays
     made the following personnel moves: Promoted VP/GM GORD ASH
     and VP/Business BOB NICHOLSON to Exec VPs, promoted HOWARD
     STARKMAN to VP/Media Relations; GEORGE HOLM to VP/Sales &
     Operations and SUSAN QUIGLEY to VP/Finance & Administration. 
     The team also named RICK AMUS as Dir of Corporate
     Publishing, PETER COSENTINO as Dir of Communications and
     GARY ANDERSON as Dir of Merchandising (SportsTicker, 3/3).