Executive Transactions

Clear Channel Entertainment named Stars Exec VP BRYAN PEREZ Exec VP/Strategy & Business Development (Clear Channel)....The Marketing Arm’s Millsport group named BILL GLENN VP/Strategic Insights & Analytics. Most recently, Glenn served as a Special Consultant to Cingular Wireless, leading their national sports and entertainment sponsorship group (The Marketing Arm)....K2 Inc. announced sports broadcaster ANN MEYERS was elected to its BOD (K2).

COMMUNICATIONS: In Boston, gossip columnists Fee & Raposa report Celtics VP/Communications BILL BONSIEWICZ will head the “media team” of new Browns coach and former Patriots Defensive Coordinator ROMEO CRENNEL (BOSTON HERALD, 2/18)....Octagon named NBC Sports Communications Manager KATHY CONNORS Dir of Strategic Communications. Connors will lead communications efforts for Octagon’s Athletes & Personalities division (Octagon)....NASCAR named KRISTAL SHIPP Manager of Media Outreach for the West. She will be based in NASCAR’s L.A. office. Most recently, Shipp was WNBA Sparks Communications Dir (NASCAR).

HORSES: Churchill Downs promoted Controller SCOTT GRAFF to VP/Finance (Churchill Downs)....Youbet.com Eastern Region GM DAVID BONFIELD has accepted the additional duties of VP/Advertising & Strategic Media Alliances (THOROUGHBREDTIMES.com, 2/17).

FRANCHISE: The Colts promoted TOM ZUPANCIC to Senior VP/Business Development. Since ’98, Zupancic has served as VP/Business Development (Colts)....The Marlins named Mariners Assistant Dir of Baseball Information MATT ROEBUCK Dir of Media Relations (Marlins)....Bakersfield Sports Entertainment, operators of the ECHL Bakersfield Condors and af2 Bakersfield Blitz, named Labatt Area Manager RANDY MAGANA Dir of Sales and Clippers Sales Exec CHARLES RAMOS Inside Sales Manager (THE DAILY).

BOWLING FOR DOLLARS: The U.S. Bowling Congress (USBC) named TOM CLARK Dir of Communications. Clark will assume his new position in early April following the conclusion of his duties for USA Today at The Masters. Since ’00, Clark has served as USA Today Sports Assignment Editor (USBC).

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