Executive Transactions

Bolen Promoted To VP/Corporate Sales & Service For Grizzlies, FedExForum

The Grizzlies have promoted VP/Corporate Partnerships CHAD BOLEN to VP/Corporate Sales & Service for the team and FedExForum (Grizzlies)....Indianapolis' Super Bowl XLVI host committee has hired Washington-based Navigators Global VP/Strategic Communications MICHELLE RAINES as VP/Event Operations (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 9/16)....The Atlantic 10 Conference named ANNMARIE PERSON Dir of New Media & Internet, and promoted BRAD JONES to Dir of Championships and STEPHEN HAUG to Assistant Commissioner/Media Relations & Communications (Atlantic 10)....The Horizon League has hired CHRISTINE HALSTEAD as Assistant Dir of Championships & Compliance. Halstead most recently managed the Elite Athlete Program in the NCAA Eligibility Center (Horizon League)....AAA Mid-Atlantic has promoted MATTHEW HAAS to the newly-created position of Dir of Partnership Marketing, tasked with supporting the company's sports properties (AAA Mid-Atlantic)....CSN has promoted Dir of Marketing & Interactive Communications JEN FRANKLIN to Senior Dir of Digital Media to run CSNBayArea.com and CSNCalifornia.com (CSN)....Penske Racing Crew Chief PAT TRYSON, who currently works for KURT BUSCH's No. 2 Sprint Cup entry, will move to MARTIN TRUEX JR.'s No. 56 Toyota at Michael Waltrip Racing in '10. Tryson will work with Busch for the rest of this season (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 9/14)....The Trail Blazers hired former NBAer HERSEY HAWKINS as Player Development Dir (Blazers).