Executive Transactions

The ATP World Tour today announced that ATP Properties Senior VP LAURENT DELANNEY has been promoted to European CEO. The promotion is effective immediately, with Delanney being based in the ATP’s European HQs in Monaco. Delanney joined the ATP in ’94 and most recently had been developing commercial opportunities for tournaments and players (ATP).

EXECS: Nike announced Nike UK and Ireland VP & GM JIM ALLAKER will become President & CEO of Umbro, replacing MATTHEW COOK, who left the company to pursue other opportunities. Nike Eastern and Central Europe VP & GM MARC VAN PAPPELENDAM will replace Allaker as Nike UK and Ireland VP & GM (Nike)….Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) Founder STEVE EARLE announced he is "stepping aside" (MONTEREY COUNTY HERALD, 8/17)….Georgia Southern Univ. named BRANDON COX Dir of Game Operations in the Athletics Department, effective immediately (Georgia Southern).

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