Executive Transactions

Golden Boy Promotions named DAVID ITSKOWITCH to the newly created position of COO. He served as DiBella Entertainment VP from ’00-06 (Golden Boy Promotions).

FRANCHISE: The Nets named JEFF GEWIRTZ Senior VP & General Counsel. Most recently, Gewirtz was USOC General Counsel & Chief Legal/Government Affairs Officer. USOC Managing Dir of Legal & Governmental Affairs RANA DERSHOWITZ will serve as interim General Counsel....The Browns named CFO MIKE KEENAN Senior VP/Business Operations....Pacers Sports & Entertainment named Miller Brewing Regional Sales Manager TERRY TIERNON VP/Sponsorship Sales (THE DAILY).

EXECS: MSG named Time Warner Global Marketing VP/Client Partnerships LEWIS SHERR Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships for MSG Media (MSG)....BRIAN GOLDEN was named VP/Business Development for SkyGolf LLC (SkyGolf)....Jacksonville-based Youth Sports Marketing, a high school sports marketing company, named RANDY YOUNKER Dir of Sales and ERIN HIERS Project Manager for the Florida High School Athletic Association corporate partnership program. Younker has previously been with the Magic and BBDO, Detroit (Youth Sports Marketing).

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