FLEETCENTER PROMOTIONS: The FleetCenter promoted PETER
WEBER to Senior VP/Sales. He had been directing the arena's
sales efforts since July '97, focusing on FleetCenter and
Bruins advertising, premium seating, group ticket and
function sales. In other moves, MARY CLIVIO was named
VP/Premium Seating Sales; CHRIS JOHNSON was named Dir of
Advertising Sales; DIANE OZZOLEK was named Dir of Premium
Services; Additionally, JIM HACKETT and SUSAN ZEMAITIS were
promoted to Sales Dirs of Premium Seating (FleetCenter).
INDUSTRY MOVES: Polo Ralph Lauren named Venator Chair
ROGER FARAH as its President & COO (WALL STREET JOURNAL,
4/13)....Mavs Owner Mark Cuban "has hired longtime business
associate" LAURIE GLASSER as VP/Technology for the American
Airlines Center. Glasser previously worked at Xerox (FT.
WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 4/13). ...Orlando Sentinel sports
columnist LARRY GUEST will retire in July. He has been the
newspaper's lead sports columnist since '73 (ORLANDO
SENTINEL, 4/13)....In Pittsburgh, Finder & Owen report that
FSN Pittsburgh VP & GM JAYNE ADAIR "is leaving" the network
to become Station Manager, overseeing Fox affiliate WPGH and
Warner Brothers affiliate WCWB-WB (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE,
4/13)....The NAIA named ROB MILLER as Dir of Development and
promoted CHRIS POUND to Dir of Marketing (NAIA)...Palace
Sports and Entertainment named STEPHANIE KACZPERSKI PR
Administrative Assistant (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 4/11).
