Executive Transactions

WNBA Taps Godleski As COO

SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL's John Lombardo reports the WNBA has hired CHRISTINE GODLESKI as COO. She will "manage the day-to-day business operations" of the league. Godleski spent the past 12 years at ESPN in a variety of roles, most recently as ESPN Outdoors/BASS VP & GM. Godleski will begin working for the WNBA this week and will report directly to NBA Senior VP/Team Marketing & Business Operations CHRIS GRANGER (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/25 issue).

EXECS: Comcast Corp. has hired Charter Communications CEO NEIL SMIT to run its cable systems as President of Comcast Cable Communications. Smit will report to Comcast COO STEVE BURKE (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 1/22)....Manhattan College has hired former Iona College AD SHAWN BRENNAN as Associate AD. Brennan spent the past five years as a sports equipment distributor for ADPRO Sports (Manhattan College)....The CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers named JOE MACK VP & GM (WINNIPEG SUN, 1/23)....The CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders hired BRENDAN TAMAN as GM and added VP/Football Operations to coach KEN MILLER's responsibilities (CP, 1/21)....The WNBA Seattle Storm have hired JENNY BOUCEK as Dir of Player Development (Storm)....MLS DC United promoted assistant coach CHAD ASHTON to Technical Dir (DC United)....National Steeplechase Association CEO LOU RAFFETTO will step down after the spring season, effective June 30 (Baltimore SUN, 1/22)....Just Marketing Int'l has hired ERIN CECHAL as Communications Specialist and DAWN ROBERTS as Ideation Manager (JMI)....Indianapolis Motor Speedway has hired MARK APPLE as Business Development Account Exec (IMS).

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