Executive Transactions

Time Inc. named Time magazine Managing Editor JIM KELLY Managing Editor. Kelly will oversee 150-plus magazine titles (Mult., 5/17)....Masterfoods named former N.Y. CMO JOE PERELLO Exec VP of its Health & Nutrition division. Perello, a former Yankees marketing exec, helped negotiate the city’s controversial sponsorship deal with Snapple (THE DAILY)...The Chiefs promoted Exec VP & Assistant GM DENNY THUM to Exec VP & COO (Chiefs)....Magna Entertainment named PAUL MICUCCI Gulfstream Park President, replacing SCOTT SAVIN. Most recently, Micucci was VP of Magna’s Gaming Division. Savin said that he “would likely become more active as a thoroughbred owner” (SUN-SENTINEL, 5/16)....FSN Arizona named MIKE ROTH Exec Producer. Roth has produced NHL telecasts for FSN Pittsburgh and OLN (FSN)....Alan Taylor Communications named LEAH KARLINER Creative Dir. Previously, Karliner was Associate Dir of Creative Services & Marketing at Meredith Corp.’s Better Homes and Gardens (Alan Taylor)....The Ripken Experience-Myrtle Beach named LAURIE AUBE, JUSTIN CHARON, MELANIE DOTY, LESLIE MARTIN and KIMBERLY RYDER Sales Execs (Ripken Experience).

ITALIAN SOCCER: GUIDO ROSSI, a former Chair of Italy’s stock market regulator, was appointed emergency Commissioner of the Italian Soccer Federation after a probe into match fixing led to the resignation of the previous Chair, FRANCO CARRARO. Rossi will run the emergency administration for at least a year (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 5/16).

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