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SBD/Issue 116/Sports Industrialists
“Forty Under 40” List Features Record Number Of HOFers
Published March 6, 2008
SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL this week unveils its annual “Forty Under 40,” a list of the most influential sports execs under the age of 40. This year's list features eight "Forty Under 40" HOFers, the most in the award's nine-year existence, but also 25 newcomers, the most since the inaugural year. Inductees into the HOF this year were CAA Sports co-Heads MICHAEL LEVINE and HOWARD NUCHOW; AFL Deputy Commissioner & President ED POLICY; Rivals.com Founder & CEO SHANNON TERRY, the first ever "dot-com honoree;" Relay Worldwide Chair & CEO WALLY HAYWARD; Fox Cable Networks Exec VP & COO of Emerging Networks DAVID STERNBERG; NBA Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships MARK TATUM; and Univ. of Georgia AD DAMON EVANS (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/3 issue).
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WINNER
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COMPANY
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TITLE
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| David Abrutyn | IMG Consulting | Senior VP |
| Steve Astephen | Wasserman Media Group | Action Sports Principal |
| Dan Beckerman | AEG | Exec VP & CFO |
| David Berson | ESPN | Exec VP/Program Planning & Strategy |
| Greg Busch | GMR Marketing | Senior VP & Group Account Dir |
| Steve Chiang | EA Sports | Senior VP & Group General Manager |
| Brian Corcoran | NASCAR | Managing Dir of Corporate Marketing |
| Damon Evans | University of Georgia | AD |
| Steve Gaffney | Sprint | Dir of Sports Marketing |
| Tony Godsick | IMG | Senior VP |
| Todd Goldstein | AEG | Senior VP/Global Business Development |
| Derrick Hall | Arizona Diamondbacks | President |
| Wally Hayward | Relay Worldwide | Chair & CEO |
| Chris Heck | NBA | Senior VP/Team Marketing & Business Operations |
| Sarah Hirshland | Wasserman Media Group | Senior VP |
| Jerry Jones Jr. | Dallas Cowboys | Exec VP and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer |
| Sam Kennedy | Boston Red Sox/Fenway Sports Group | Exec VP and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer |
| Rick Kloiber | Fox | VP/Sports Sales |
| Rita Benson LeBlanc | New Orleans Saints | Owner & Exec VP |
| Michael Levine | CAA Sports | co-Head |
| Warde Manuel | University at Buffalo | AD |
| Howard Nuchow | CAA Sports | co-Head |
| Steve O’Donnell | NASCAR | VP/Racing Operations |
| Jon Oram | Proskauer Rose | Partner |
| Rohan Oza | Glacéau | Senior VP/Marketing |
| Scott Paddock | Gatorade | Dir of Sports & Events Marketing |
| Tim Pernetti | CBS College Sports Network | Exec VP/Content |
| Ed Policy | Arena Football League | Deputy Commissioner & President |
| David Preschlack | ESPN | Exec VP/Affiliate Sales & Marketing |
| Gabby Roe | AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour | Chief Growth Officer |
| Brian Rolapp | NFL | Senior VP/Digital Media & Media Strategy |
| Eric Shanks | DirecTV | Exec VP/Entertainment |
| John Shea | Octagon | Exec VP/Consulting |
| David Shoemaker | Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | COO & General Counsel |
| John Slusher | Nike | VP/Global Sports Marketing |
| David Sternberg | Fox Cable Networks | Exec VP & COO of Emerging Networks |
| Jennifer Storms | Turner Sports | Senior VP/Marketing & Programming |
| Mark Tatum | NBA | Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships |
| Shannon Terry | Rivals.com | Founder & CEO |
| Peter Zern | Covington & Burling LLP | Partner |
