Executive Transactions

American Sporting Goods Corp. (ASG) CEO TOM O'RIORDAN has stepped down after a little more than two years to "pursue outside interests." ASG Owner & Chair JERRY TURNER "has assumed the role" of CEO (OCBJ.com, 8/6)....Evolution Media Capital, the investment banking vehicle for CAA, has hired MITCHELL ZIETS to spearhead its sports finance and advisory efforts. Ziets will focus on stadium finance and sports-related mergers and acquisitions (THE DAILY)….DePaul Univ. has named TOM KLEINSCHMIDT Dir of Basketball Operations (DePaul).

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