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EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

          MLS Revolution COO BRIAN O'DONOVAN announced that he
     will "leave his post at season's end or as soon as a
     suitable successor is found" (BOSTON HERALD, 8/24).  In
     Boston, Frank Dell'Apa writes O'Donovan was a "key figure"
     in attracting the '94 World Cup to Foxboro Stadium. 
     O'Donovan will remain as a consultant for Kraft Soccer. 
     Dell'Apa notes that candidates to replace O'Donovan include
     Fusion Dir of Corporate Sales JOHN BOROZZI (BOSTON GLOBE,
     8/24)....The Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) promoted the
     following members of its production and broadcasting staff:
     SEBASTIAN DOMINGUEZ was named Exec VP/Broadcasting;
     ALEXANDER JOHNSON was named Senior VP/Production and the
     newly created position of GM, PSN USA; WILMA MACIEL was
     named Senior VP/Programming; and PATRICIO MONTALBETTI was
     named VP/Production (PSN)....Travel & Leisure Golf named BOB
     WEBER as VP & Publisher (MEDIAWEEK, 8/23)....The NHL
     promoted Consumer Products Marketing Dir JIM HASKINS to
     Senior Dir, and ADAM BLINDERMAN and CATHY GROVES from
     Manager of Retail Sales to Dir of Retail Sales.  Haskins
     will continue to manage the league's direct marketing
     programs, including broadcasts on the QVC Network (THE
     DAILY)....N.Y.'s Wieden & Kennedy hired TY MONTAGUE as co-
     Creative Dir.  Montague joins co-Creative Dir AMY NICHOLSON
     in succeeding co-Exec Creative Dirs MICHAEL PRIEVE and STACY
     WALL, who left W&K earlier this month (WALL STREET JOURNAL,
     8/24)....Columbia Sportswear Co. promoted Sportswear
     Merchandise Manager MARK SANDQUIST to GM of Sportswear
     Merchandising and manager of the women's category SHERRIE
     CURTIN to Merchandise Manager of both men's and women's
     sportswear (Columbia Sportswear). ...The IPFL Renegades
     named DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON as their first head coach and GM
     for their inaugural season in 2001 (IPFL)....The ECHL
     Inferno, scheduled to begin play in 2001, named RICK WOODARD
     as their first GM (Columbia STATE, 8/23). 

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