Executive Transactions

The Royals named TOBY COOK VP/PR. Most recently, Cook was co-anchor of K.C.’s WDAF-Fox weekday morning newscasts (Royals)....The A’s named ANN RODRIGUEZ Dir of Business Development for Earthquakes Soccer LLC (A’s)....Mavericks Dir of Corporate Communications & Community Relations DAWN TURNER is leaving the team to join American Airlines’ PR department (THE DAILY)....The NBA D-League Anaheim Arsenal named The First American Corp. Marketing Manager KEITH WALKER and Angels Group Sales Account Exec RYAN REDMOND VPs (Arsenal)....The Coyotes promoted KEITH GRETZKY, younger brother of Managing General Partner & head coach WAYNE GRETZKY, to Dir of Amateur Scouting (L.A. TIMES, 7/13).

EXECS: Singapore-based ESPN STAR Sports named SHARON VAN ZWIETEN Exec Producer. Van Zwieten is a former Exec Producer of CNN’s “NewsNight with Aaron Brown” (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 7/13)....The Fore!Kids Foundation named Exec Board member TOMMY FONSECA President, overseeing the PGA Tour Zurich Classic of New Orleans, replacing JOHN SUBERS (New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE, 7/14)....FSN Houston Bureau Chief DAVE SCALLAN “was told this week that his position was being eliminated because of the pending end” of the net’s “Southwest Sports Report” (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 7/14)....XOS Technologies named DAVID WHITMER Dir of Business Development. The company has also acquired Sagio Software, whose President BRYAN SCHINDLER will join XOS Technologies as one of its principal engineers (THE DAILY).

COLLEGE: The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) promoted BRAD GREGG to Assistant Commissioner for Operations and BRAD TAYLOR to Assistant Commissioner of Championships (CAA)....Quinnipiac Univ. promoted Associate VP/Athletic Marketing & Development VAL BELMONTE to VP/Athletic Marketing & External Relations (Quinnipiac).

ANC SPORTS: ANC Sports promoted VP/LED Technology Support CHRIS MASCATELLO to Exec VP/Technology Sales & Services; National Technical Services Manager DARREN GLADIEUX to Dir of Operations & Technical Services; Manager of Systems Development JASON NORRIS to Dir of Systems Development; Manager of Technical Support & Training JEFF PAULSON to Dir of Technology Support; Facilities Manager ANTHONY RIZZO to Dir of Field Support & Administration; Manager of Creative Services JAY FLASTER to Creative Dir; Manager of Client Services JENNIFER HALL to Manager of Creative Service Sales; Account Exec GREG TERLIZZI to Manager of Sales Services; and Junior Account Exec BRYAN MIRANDA to Account Exec (ANC Sports).

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