Executive Transactions

Jacobson Leaving InDemand To Pursue Other Opportunities

InDemand President & CEO ROB JACOBSON, whose contract recently expired, "has decided to leave to pursue other opportunities. During his tenure, he "helped negotiate the MLB package that led to InDemand's ownership stake in the MLB Network" (CABLEFAX DAILY, 8/14)....Greensboro Sports Commission (GSC) President MARC BUSH is resigning after seven years. Bush Thursday said that he will step down next month, but will still help the GSC as a volunteer and possibly serve on the BOD (Greensboro NEWS & RECORD, 8/14)....FSN Northwest promoted VP & General Sales Manager MARK JORGENSEN to VP & Station Manager, reporting to Liberty Sports Group President & CEO and FSN Northwest GM MARK SHUKEN (FSN Northwest).

EXECS: The USATF named former Olympic head coach TERRY CRAWFORD the organization's first-ever Dir of Coaching (USATF)….Just Marketing Int'l (JMI) named AMANDA TIMMERMAN Account Coordinator (JMI)....The Grizzlies named CARLOS SINDE Account Exec within the Group Sales department (Grizzlies)….The Oilers named ERIK HAPKE Account Exec. Hapke was placed through the Cosmos Sports Institute (Oilers)….The AHL Portland Pirates named MARK JEANNERET Dir of Communications & Team Services. Previously, Jeanneret was Dir of Media Relations for the OHL Erie Otters (Pirates).

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