Executive Transactions

Hoops LP, the parent company of the Grizzlies and FedExForum, has hired MICHAEL BEHRMAN as VP/Finance. Behrman served as Exec VP & CFO for Bobcats Sports & Entertainment from '05-09 (Hoops)....The Braves have signed Exec VP & GM FRANK WREN to a two-year contract extension through the '13 season (Braves)....The North Face has promoted VP/Sales, Americas TODD SPALETTO to President of The North Face, Americas (North Face)....German Bundesliga club Hamburg has hired Chelsea Sporting Dir FRANK ARNESEN as Dir of Sport, effective in July. Arnesen has agreed to a three-year contract with Hamburg (TELEGRAPH.co.uk, 2/20)....Learfield Sports has hired the following: JEFF STARR as Account Exec for Cyclone Sports Properties at Iowa State, LANA DANKO as Account Exec for Tiger Sports Properties at Memphis, NICK KISTLER as Account Exec for Clemson Tiger Sports Properties, and FRANK PUCHER as Account Exec for Aggie Sports Properties at Utah State (Learfield)....Global Spectrum has hired TYLER BALDWIN as Event Services Supervisor for Citizens Bank Park (THE DAILY).

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