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SBD/Issue 187/Sports Industrialists
Executive Transactions
Published June 23, 2006
Nike named Gap Inc. Exec VP/New Business Development LEE BIRD President
of Subsidiaries, leading the Converse, Cole Haan, Hurley Int’l and Exeter Brands
businesses (DOW JONES NEWSWIRES, 6/22).
FRANCHISE: The Raptors named Benetton Treviso GM MAURIZIO GHERARDINI VP & Assistant GM. Gherardini becomes the first European to hold a senior management position with an NBA franchise (Raptors)....The Bruins named DON SWEENEY Dir of Player Development (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/22).
THE JUICE: The Orange Bowl Committee (OBC) promoted Dir of Business Development LUIN FRAZIER to VP/Business Development & Special Projects, Dir of Media Relations JOE HORNSTEIN to VP/Communications, Dir of Events MITCH MORRALL to VP/Events, Dir of Sales DAVID MURPHEY to VP/Sales, Manager of Exec Administration PHILLIP RICH to Dir of Administration, Brand Marketing Coordinator ANA HERNANDEZ-OCHOA to Marketing & Promotions Manager and Sales Exec DUFFY HOUSE to Sales Manager (OBC).
EXECS: Rice Univ. named Univ. of Arizona Senior Associate AD CHRIS DEL CONTE AD (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 6/23)....Players Inc promoted Licensing Manager for Trading Cards & Collectibles KAREN BUSH to Assistant VP/Trading Cards & Collectibles, Assistant VP/Trading Cards JOSH GOODSTADT to Assistant VP/Multimedia & Interactive and Player Marketing Coordinator DOUG AIREL to Player Marketing Manager (Players Inc)....Vail Resorts appointed Wal-Mart Exec VP & Corporate Secretary THOMAS HYDE and Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust President, CEO & Trustee RICHARD KINCAID to the company’s BOD (Vail Resorts)....UK Sport named NIGEL WALKER to its BOD (UK Sport).
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FRANCHISE: The Raptors named Benetton Treviso GM MAURIZIO GHERARDINI VP & Assistant GM. Gherardini becomes the first European to hold a senior management position with an NBA franchise (Raptors)....The Bruins named DON SWEENEY Dir of Player Development (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/22).
THE JUICE: The Orange Bowl Committee (OBC) promoted Dir of Business Development LUIN FRAZIER to VP/Business Development & Special Projects, Dir of Media Relations JOE HORNSTEIN to VP/Communications, Dir of Events MITCH MORRALL to VP/Events, Dir of Sales DAVID MURPHEY to VP/Sales, Manager of Exec Administration PHILLIP RICH to Dir of Administration, Brand Marketing Coordinator ANA HERNANDEZ-OCHOA to Marketing & Promotions Manager and Sales Exec DUFFY HOUSE to Sales Manager (OBC).
EXECS: Rice Univ. named Univ. of Arizona Senior Associate AD CHRIS DEL CONTE AD (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 6/23)....Players Inc promoted Licensing Manager for Trading Cards & Collectibles KAREN BUSH to Assistant VP/Trading Cards & Collectibles, Assistant VP/Trading Cards JOSH GOODSTADT to Assistant VP/Multimedia & Interactive and Player Marketing Coordinator DOUG AIREL to Player Marketing Manager (Players Inc)....Vail Resorts appointed Wal-Mart Exec VP & Corporate Secretary THOMAS HYDE and Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust President, CEO & Trustee RICHARD KINCAID to the company’s BOD (Vail Resorts)....UK Sport named NIGEL WALKER to its BOD (UK Sport).
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