Executive Transactions

Anheuser-Busch named VP/Business Operations DAVE PEACOCK VP/Marketing. VP/Global Media & Sports Marketing TONY PONTURO, Exec VP/Global Industry Development BOB LACHKY and VP/Brand Management MARLENE COULIS had previously reported to CEO AUGUST BUSCH IV, but will now report to Peacock (AD AGE, 10/8 issue).

FRANCHISE: Pacers Sports & Entertainment promoted the following: JULIE GRAUE to VP/Fever Business Operations; JAKE VERNON to VP/Ticket Sales & Services; KELLI TOWLES to Dir of Community Relations; KAREN ATKESON to Associate Dir of Promotions; DEAN HEAVILAND to Associate Dir of Fan Development; COURTNEY HOWELL to Associate Dir of Event Production; ROB LAYCOCK to Associate Dir of Database Marketing & Research; and LINDSEY HENDREN to Production Manager (Pacers Sports & Entertainment).

EXECS: Deep Alliance Marketing named MATTHEW FORZLEY Account Coordinator working with sports marketing and branding clients (Deep Alliance Marketing)....WILLIAM BRAY of Charlotte-based The Bray Law Firm was named adjunct professor of sports law at UNC-Charlotte. Bray will instruct MBA students at the Belk College of Business in that school’s new sports MBA program (THE DAILY).

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