Executive Transactions

The NCAA has appointed Univ. of Oklahoma AD JOE CASTIGLIONE to Football Academic Progress Rate Working Group Chair, where he will help "review the [APR] as it pertains to Division I football student-athletes" (DAILY OKLAHOMAN, 6/24).

FACILITIES: SCP Worldwide has named DENNIS PETRULLO Senior VP/Business Development and MARTIN BROOKS as Exec VP & GM of Scottrade Center (Blues)....SMG yesterday named Former CHL Wichita Thunder GM CHRIS PRESSON Intrust Bank Arena Manager. SMG will not formally assume management of the arena until January (BIZJOURNALS.com, 6/23).

EXECS: FSN Pittsburgh has promoted SHAWN MCCLINTOCK to VP & Assistant GM, where he will continue to oversee all event and studio production for the RSN (FSN)....Reliant Energy named MICAH KRAMER Dir of Sports & Marketing Sponsorships. Kramer previously worked for Continental Airlines in various roles including Sponsorships, Corporate Development, Int'l Finance and Cargo Revenue Management (THE DAILY)....MLS has hired ADAM WAGNER as Finance & Accounting Controller (MLS)....ECHL Gwinnett Gladiators President & GM STEVE CHAPMAN was unanimously re-elected to a third term as Chair of the league's BOG (ECHL)....The AHL Norfolk Admirals have named CHL Youngstown SteelHounds GM JOE GREGORY as Exec VP, effective July 7 (AHL).

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