Executive Transactions

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) announced NYRA Senior VP & COO BILL NADER will become its new Exec Dir of Racing, effective April 23 (HKJC). Nader, who has spent the past 13 years with NYRA, signed a three-year contract with the HKJC, but “would not reveal its terms” (Albany TIMES UNION, 3/17). Nader said, “I didn’t look to leave. I wanted to stay to see the procedure (NYRA’s bid to renew its franchise) through. I really believe a reconstituted NYRA offers the best opportunity for New York racing” (N.Y. POST, 3/17).

JET SET: The Jets named Bergen Record sportswriter RANDY LANGE Dir of Publications and Editor-in-Chief of NewYorkJets.com. Lange spent the last 13 years covering the team for the Record, and has also written for Jets Confidential, Sports Illustrated and USA Today, in addition to authoring “Stadium Stories: New York Jets” (THE DAILY).

EXECS: JACK WARNER was re-elected CONCACAF President after running unopposed. He first took the position in ’90, and the election will keep him in the role until 2011 (AROUND THE RINGS, 3/16 issue)....Dick’s Sporting Goods named TIMOTHY KULLMAN as Senior VP & CFO. Kullman previously held the same position at PetsMart (Dick’s)....The Rockies hired REED SAUNDERS as their new PA voice, replacing ALAN ROACH, who resigned after serving in the role since the team’s inception in ’93 (Rockies).

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