Executive Transactions

Grizzlies President of Basketball Operations JERRY WEST has signed a two-year contract extension to remain with the team through ’08 (Grizzlies)....The WNBA Sky, which will begin play in ’06, named Graphic Purchasing Solutions President STEVE GOLDSHER COO, LYNNE HAIRSTON Dir of Marketing, MARLA KRAUSE Dir of Media & Community Relations and IAN MCCOY Dir of Ticket Sales & Service (Sky)....The Single-A Carolina League Salem Avalanche named Single-A California League Stockton Ports Exec VP JOHN KATZ VP & GM, replacing JAMIE TOOLE who left after two seasons to become South Coast League CEO (THE DAILY)....Anaheim Arena Management (AAM) and the Mighty Ducks named ADAM BRADY Publications Manager, GLORIA STEINERT Dir of Web Development and MATT WIECH Sponsorship Sales Manager. The Mighty Ducks named MARY ENRIQUEZ Manager of Ticket Operations and JAMIE MINKLER Marketing Coordinator (AAM)....The Goldklang Group named Single-A New York-Penn League Hudson Valley Renegades Dir of Communications TYLER TUMMINIA Dir of Communications (THE DAILY).

EXECS: THOMAS BUERGENTHAL was named to the IOC Ethics Commission, “taking the seat held until earlier this year” by ANDREW YOUNG. Buergenthal is also a member of the Int’l Court of Justice (AROUNDTHERINGS.com, 10/30)....N.Y. Road Runners (NYRR) promoted VP/Business Development ANN HINEGARDNER to Senior VP/Business Development & Marketing Strategy, Dir of Business Development PETER CIACCIA to VP/Event Development & Production and Dir of Creative Services SUSAN CUTTLER to VP/Brand Management & Communications (NYRR)....The CBA named CBA Rockford Lightning Dir of Media Relations & assistant coach DENNIS TRUAX Dir of Operations (CBA).

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