The North Face Chair MARSDEN CASON has "stepped down,"
effective immediately. Cason will continue as a Dir of the
company. The North Face Dir and Bunje Pacific Consulting
Corp. President ROBERT BUNJE will replace Cason (WALL STREET
JOURNAL, 9/10)....The Sports Authority named GEORGE MIHALKO
as Exec VP & CFO (The Sports Authority)....SHARON HIGDON was
named Dir of Cook Marketing Communications' Cook Sports. She
will handle business development for clients of the sports
marketing division, including members of the Falcons and
Jaguars. Higdon was VP/Marketing & Communications for the
Trail Blazers (Cook Sports)....Gulfstream Park VP/Finance &
Secretary-Treasurer MARK GUNDERSON has resigned (DAILY
RACING FORM, 9/10)....Upper Deck VP/Marketing RUBY RANDALL
has left the company for a position in the Internet industry
(BECKETTS INSIDER, 9/8)....The AHL promoted BRET STOTHART to
Dir of Communications & Media Relations from Manager of
Communications. Stothart previously served as an
Administrative Assistant in Sales & Marketing (AHL).
