Sports Industrialists

EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

6.17.1998

          LARRY MILLER was named President of Nike's Jordan
     Brand.  Miller is currently Nike's VP/US Apparel (Nike).
     ...Churchill Downs named JOHN WILLIE as its Senior
     VP/Marketing, effective June 29.  He is currently CEO at KY-
     based ad agency Sheehy & Associates (AD AGE, 6/16)....Fuji
     Xerox Co. Chair & co-CEO YOTARO KOBAYASHI was elected to the
     Board of Directors at Callaway Golf (Callaway)....Bears Dir
     of PR JOE FERAZZA is leaving the team for the new Chicago
     Motor Speedway in Aurora, IL (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/17)....The
     USOC announced that CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN, ANDREW SILVER and
     STEVE RAQUEL have joined the USOC as Account Execs for OPUS
     (USOC)....GREG SHERMAN has been named Dir/Retail Sales at
     Ascent Sports.  He was Asst. Controller at Ascent (Ascent).

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