SBD/Issue 30/Sports Industrialists

Executive Transactions

The Wrigley Co. named former Nike President & CEO WILLIAM PEREZ President & CEO, replacing BILL WRIGLEY JR., who will remain with the company as Exec Chair (Mult., 10/24).

EXECS: USA Rugby named NIGEL MELVILLE CEO & President of Rugby Operations (USA Rugby)....Speed Channel named Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group Exec Dir of Research PAUL DUONG VP/Scheduling & Research (Speed Channel)....The Oxbow Group Founder BILL KOCH has joined the Rocket Racing League BOD (RRL)....The AHL named JOE SIVILLE Manager of Communications. For the last two seasons, Siville served in the communications department of the ECHL (AHL)....ESPN Radio Boston named VINCENT MONTESANO Account Exec (ESPN Radio Boston).

FRANCHISE: The Indians promoted Dir of Latin American Operations ROSS ATKINS to Dir of Player Development (Indians)....The Astros promoted Communications Coordinator SALLY GUNTER to Manager of Media Relations and named Alan Taylor Communications Account Coordinator TRAVIS MORIN Manager of Media Relations (Astros)....The Royals appointed JEFF DAVENPORT Dir of Team Travel & Clubhouse Operations and KYLE VENA Baseball Operations Assistant (Royals).

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