Executive Transactions

The Mountain West Conference (MWC) has extended Commissioner CRAIG THOMPSON's contract through '12. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thompson is the only commissioner in the MWC's ten-year history (DENVER POST, 7/23).

Court Jeske Named SUM Dir Of Int'l Business

EXECS: WPS Boston Breakers President & GM JOE CUMMINGS will resign his post at the end of the season to become National Soccer Coaches Association of America CEO & Exec Dir (BOSTON HERALD, 7/23)....Soccer United Marketing (SUM) named COURT JESKE Dir of Int'l Business, while MLS/SUM hired IRENE GUTIERREZ as Int'l Communications Coordinator. Previously, Jeske was at USA Rugby Football Union, while Gutierrez was on the PR staff at MLS Chivas USA (MLS)….Former England and Mexico men's soccer national team manager SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON has been confirmed as Dir of Football for England League Two club Notts County (ESPNSOCCERNET.com, 7/22)....Atlanta-based Next Marketing named Cox Enterprises Senior Corporate Dir of Marketing MARK ROTHENBERG VP/Business Development, where he will attempt to build a presence for the company in N.Y. (Next Marketing).

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