SportsBusiness Journal this week announced its annual Forty Under 40 class. Members of this year's class will be honored March 31 at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami during the 10th annual IMG World Congress of Sports. The names of those selected are listed below.
'11 FORTY UNDER 40 |
| NFL VP/Legal & Business Affairs Jay Bauman |
| Just Marketing Int'l Founder & CEO Zak Brown |
| Univ. of Arizona AD Greg Byrne |
| Nike Brand CFO Andrew Campion |
| Disney and ESPN Senior VP/National Accounts Justin Connolly |
| Kansas State Univ. AD John Currie |
| CAA Sports Marketing Exec Paul Danforth |
| Richards Sports & Entertainment Principal Kern Egan |
| Octagon Exec VP & Head of Marketing Solutions Group Jeff Ehrenkranz |
| Legends Premium Sales President and Cowboys Senior VP/Sales & Booking Chad Estis |
| Fox Broadcasting Co. VP/Fox Sports Sales Mark Evans |
| Red Sox Exec VP/Business Affairs Jonathan Gilula |
| NBA Europe Senior VP Sophie Goldschmidt |
| AEG Global Partnerships President Todd Goldstein |
| Comcast Sports Group Exec VP & Chief Digital Officer Eric Grilly |
| Jets Exec VP/Business Operations Matt Higgins |
| Qcue CEO Barry Kahn |
| SportsFanLive.com/ThePostGame.com Founder & CEO David Katz |
| CBSSports.com Senior VP & GM Jason Kint |
| Saints co-Owner & Exec VP Rita Benson LeBlanc |
| ESPN VP/Programming & Acquisitions Leah Buhl LaPlaca |
| GMR Marketing VP & GM Adam Lippard |
| IMG College Senior VP/U.S. Business Development Lawton Logan |
| GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships CEO Greg Luckman |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. Managing Dir Scott Milleisen |
| WMG Managing Exec for Basketball Management Bob Myers |
| NASCAR VP/Strategic Development Eric Nyquist |
| Gatorade North America President Sarah Robb O'Hagan |
| MLS Timbers Owner & President Merritt Paulson |
| Foley & Lardner LLP Partner & Vice Chair Irwin Raij |
| AEG Facilities CFO Rob Reed |
| Helios Partners COO Chris Sanders |
| USOC Chief Communications Officer Patrick Sandusky |
| Coca-Cola Co. Group Dir for Worldwide Sports & Entertainment Marketing Emmanuel Seuge |
| MSG Sports Senior VP/Sales Ron Skotarczak |
| MLBPA Dir of Business Affairs & Licensing and Senior Counsel for Business Timothy Slavin |
| MetLife Dir of Sports Marketing Kim Taylor |
| MLB Rangers Exec VP/Ticket Sales & Marketing Todd Taylor |
| WTA Senior VP/Global Marketing & Communications Andrew Walker |
| NBA Digital VP/Content Albert Vertino |
