adidas-Salomon AG has appointed ROSS MCMULLIN as
President of adidas America, effective July 17. McMullin
will report directly to adidas-Salomon COO HERBERT HAINER.
Most recently, McMullin was President of the Gillette Group
Central Europe (adidas-Salomon)....Times Mirror Magazines
promoted JASON KLEIN to CEO. In December, Klein was named
President & COO of Times Mirror Magazines and was later
named Times Mirror VP (Times Mirror Magazines)....In
Toronto, Tony Maraschiello reports that NHL Group
VP/Broadcasting GLENN ADAMO is "leaving his position at the
end of the playoffs" (TORONTO SUN, 5/19)....The MLBPA named
NANCY WILLIS as Category Manager for Licensed Apparel, where
she will oversee all aspects of the Player's Choice
licensing program. Willis was National Merchandise Manager
for stadiums and arenas at Aramark Sports (MLBPA).
...BRANDWEEK's Terry Lefton profiles MLBP's JUSTIN JOHNSON
and JOHN BRODY, who were recently promoted to Dirs of
Corporate Sponsorship (BRANDWEEK, 5/15). KEITH WALTZ was
named Senior Manager of PR at Lowe's Motor Speedway,
replacing HOLLY STONER, who has joined Ketchum PR. Waltz
was PR Rep. and Business Manager for Darrell Waltrip
Motorsports (Lowe's Motor Speedway)....The NHL Blue Jackets
named TERRI MURPHY as Dir of Client Services and SCOTT KLEIN
as Account Exec (Blue Jackets)....Former KGMB-TV (HI) Sports
Dir NEIL EVERETT will join ESPN as a sports anchor with a
four-year package worth $400,000 (HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN,
5/17)....JO JO WHITE joined the Celtics front office as Dir
of Special Operations. White will have responsibilities
within basketball operations, marketing and community
relations (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 5/18)....GREG POST, former
Assistant PR Dir with the Bruins, has been named PR Dir for
the Portland (ME) Pirates (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/19).
