MLB PROPERTIES: MLB Properties' Corporate Sponsorship
Department made the following personnel moves: DAVID BALL
has been promoted to Dir of Corporate Sponsorships; TYRONE
TUBBS has been hired as Dir of Corporate Sponsorships. He
was a Field Marketing Manager at Coca-Cola; JOHN BRODY was
named Account Exec/Corporate Sponsorships. Brody was at
Young & Rubicam; JUSTIN JOHNSON was named Manager of
Corporate Sponsorships and MARK TATUM has been named Manager
of New Business Development. He will join MLBP in August
upon the completion of his MBA at Harvard (MLBP).
OTHER EXECS: JASON DAWES was named Global Media
Controller for adidas Int'l. In the new position, Dawes
will report to Global Ad Dir NEIL SIMPSON. Dawes comes from
Zenith Media where he was Worldwide Media Group Dir (AD AGE,
4/20)....BRITTON BANOWKSY was named Senior VP/General
Counsel for TX-based Universal Sports America (USA).
Banowksy, former Associate Commissioner of the Big 12, will
oversee legal affairs for USA and manage the collegiate
conference relationships under the USA Collegiate Group
(USA)....The Globetrotters promoted LINDA KING from VP/West
Coast Marketing to VP/Int'l Marketing (Globetrotters).