Executive Transactions

CSG Promotes Smith To Senior VP/Strategic Marketing

Comcast Sports Group (CSG) has promoted CSN Philadelphia President STEPHANIE LAFAIR SMITH to the newly created position of Senior VP/Strategic Marketing, effective January 5. Smith will report to CSG President JON LITNER (CSG).

EXECS: Express Sports CEO BRAD LUND, whose company owns the CHL Oklahoma City Blazers, among others, reportedly has left the organization (DAILY OKLAHOMAN, 11/25)....The Pirates have hired former MLBer HAL MORRIS as an Area Supervisor in the upper Midwest part of the U.S. (MLB.com, 11/24)....The NHRA’s Team Wilkerson Racing (TWR) named BOB WILBER Team Manager, DAVID JACOBSEN Marketing Dir and ANNETTE SCHENDEL Hospitality Coordinator (TWR)....Maloof Sports & Entertainment VP/Arena Programming MIKE DUNCAN earlier this month left the company to accept a position as Univ. of Oregon Venue Events Manager for Intercollegiate Athletics (SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL, 11/21 issue)....Transdel Pharmaceuticals appointed Pro Football HOFer LYNN SWANN to its BOD (Transdel Pharmaceuticals).

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