Executive Transactions

Magna Entertainment named BLAKE TOHANA as Exec VP & CFO, effective July 28. Tohana joins Magna from Canada-based Fireworks Entertainment, where he was most recently Exec VP/Corporate Development (Magna)....In this week's SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, Terry Lefton reports that The Football Network named RAY KATZ as Senior VP/Marketing. Katz was most recently with Smartix, and he was also formerly NFL Senior Dir of Marketing. ... Lefton also reports that MARK GATTO has joined ForSport Enterprises as a partner to founder DAN WASSERMAN. Gatto was most recently Dir of Player Licensing at Topps (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 7/7 issue)....The Hornets named VP/Corporate Affairs & General Counsel JACK CAPELLA as Exec VP & COO. The team also named BARBARA BOOTH as VP/Finance and KRISTY MCKEARN as VP/Corporate Affairs & Strategic Planning (Hornets).

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