Executive Transactions

Chiefs Vice Chair JACK STEADMAN is retiring, effective today. Steadman, who has served in a senior capacity with the team since its founding in ’60, will also step down as Chair of Hunt Midwest Enterprises (Chiefs). In K.C., Adam Teicher writes Steadman began discussing retirement “as far back as three years ago.” Chiefs Chair CLARK HUNT: “Our stadium renovation issue kept drawing him back in” (K.C. STAR, 1/31).

EXECS: The Orange Bowl Committee named Thomas D. Wood & Co. President & CEO THOMAS WOOD JR. President & Chair for ’07-08 (BIZJOURNALS.com, 1/30)....Mitchell & Ness promoted VP/Sales & Marketing SEAN MCKINNEY to President (Mitchell & Ness)....Aramark announced C.T. NICE has joined the company’s Sports & Entertainment Group as VP/Food & Beverage. Currently, Nice is President of Nice Co Management, the exclusive owner and operator of Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Express restaurants in Texas. Prior to that, Nice spent 15 years with Centerplate in various management positions, including Senior VP/Operations and Senior VP/Convention Centers (Aramark)....NBC named NASCAR Senior Account Manager of Industry Marketing ANDREW KANDEL Dir of Sports Sales (THE DAILY)....The USOC named Brewers Assistant Dir of Media Relations NICOLE SAUNCHES Manager of Marketing Communications (USOC)....UHL VP/Media Relations BRIAN WERGER has left the league to join the Penguins as Assistant Dir of Media Relations (UHL).

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