MOVES AND PROMOTIONS AT ADVANTAGE: Advantage Int'l has
promoted seven senior staff members: NANCY MORTON was named
Senior VP/Finance; while IVAN BRIXI, PATRICK MCGEE, BEAT
RITSCHARD, JORGE SALKELD and FRANK ZECCA were named
VP/Worldwide Athlete Representation; and LORI SABET was
named VP/Human Resources & Administration (Advantage).
Meanwhile, Athlete and Corporate Dir of PR GREG ABEL has
resigned to join VA-based Sandbox.com. Abel has been
replaced by DAVID SCHWAB (THE DAILY).
EXECS: Former Reebok Asia Pacific Dir of Human
Resources ROSS REGIS has opened the OR-based executive
search firm Search Synergy Inc. Search Synergy will offer
its services to clients in the footwear, activewear, outdoor
and sporting goods industries. Regis spent seven years at
Reebok (Search Synergy)....Global Sports named ARTHUR MILLER
Exec VP & General Counsel. Miller was with Philadelphia law
firm Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley (Global Sports)....The
N.Y. Road Runners Club named RICHARD FINN as Dir of PR.
Finn most recently was Dir of PR for the '99 Women's World
Cup (NYRRC)....RICK BARAKAT was named ACC Properties
Marketing Services Coordinator, and ASHLEY LONG has been
named Raycom Sports Research Manager (Raycom Sports)....PSP
Sports named DAVE MOSCA as Account Manager. Mosca was Sales
Manager at the Sports Advertising Network. PSP also named
NICOLE TROPEA as Administrative Assistant (PSP Sports).
TEAM MOVES: The Knicks named STEVE MILLS as VP/
Franchise Operations. Mills "will take over marketing
duties" previously held by ERNIE GRUNFELD (N.Y. POST, 9/23).
...Former NHL Oilers/VP Corporate Communications & Marketing
TRISH KERR has been named VP/Marketing for the Capitals.
Meanwhile, Washington Sports & Entertainment named GUILLERMO
LOPEZ as Dir of Corporate Marketing. Lopez was an Account
Manager for CBS Promotions Group (THE DAILY)....The 76ers
named CHRIS WALLACE Coordinator of Communications (76ers).
