Executive Transactions

Apple named REBECCA VAN DYCK Worldwide Advertising Dir. Most recently, Van Dyck was Global Account Dir for the Nike account at Wieden & Kennedy (BRAND REPUBLIC, 2/22)....BILL REIFSNYDER is leaving his role in marketing at adidas. The company named DANNY LOPEZ Sports Marketing Senior Manager for Running and promoted BECKY LEPROWSE to Sports Marketing Manager for Running (adidas)....Anaheim Arena Management promoted MERIT TULLY to Honda Center Dir of Media & Communications. The Ducks promoted RYAN LICHTENFELS to Media & Communications Manager and named LAUREN O’GORMAN Media & Communications Coordinator (Ducks)....Former KPRC-NBC anchor STEVE MARK was named Dir of PR for the MLS Dynamo and will also call the team’s games on KBME-AM (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/23)....The World Games 2010 Foundation named MONICA BARBER HR Manager (World Games 2010 Foundation)....The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation named JAN KOZIARA Manager of Operations. Most recently, Koziara was a Principal Consultant with PA Consulting Group of N.Y. (Comcast-Spectacor).

BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’: Former Titans President JEFF DIAMOND will replace BOOTS DONNELLY as a daily host of “The Sports Guys” afternoon sports talk radio show on Nashville’s WNFN-FM. Donnelly has accepted an administrative position with Backfield In Motion, a football league for inner-city youths, but will remain affiliated with WNFN in a limited role. Diamond will increase his airtime after spending the past two years as the station’s NFL and NHL expert. He will continue to serve as CEO of The Ingram Group (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 2/22).

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