Executive Transactions

In this week’s SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, Terry Lefton reports Sponsor Direct has acquired SponsorAid and named SponsorAid Founder & President CHRIS THOMPSON head of Sponsor Direct’s financial evaluation division. Miller Brewing is SponsorAid’s flagship client, and Miller Dir of Sports & Alliance Marketing DOCKERY CLARK has served on Sponsor Direct’s advisory board (SBJ, 3/27 issue).

EXECS: Former BPB CEO RICHARD COUSINS will become Compass Group CEO effective June 1 (AP, 3/24)....CARL THOMAS and J.H. Whitney Capital Partners have formed Flashpoint Sports & Entertainment to target merger and acquisition opportunities in sports and entertainment. Thomas will serve as CEO and TBA Global Events CEO ROBERT GEDDES will be Chair. Thomas’ career includes stints at Tickets.com and Sportsworld Media Group as well as CAT Sports, which he founded (Scoop Marketing)....Former California Speedway execs FRITZ MASKREY and JUSTIN BENTLEY have been named Dir of Business Development and Project Manager, respectively, for California-based Penwal Industries (Penwal)....Infineon Raceway has named JENNIFER ENOS Media & Community Relations Coordinator (Infineon Raceway)....Leverage Sports Agency named GEORGE DUDASIK West Coast Sales Manager. Most recently, Dudasik was Bard Capital Challenge Golf Tournament VP/Sales (Leverage Sports).