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Executive Transactions

NASCAR promoted SCOTT WARFIELD to Dir of NASCAR Media Group/Entertainment & Marketing Communications, AMANDA ELLIS to Senior Manager of NASCAR Competition Communications and JASON CHRISTLEY to Senior Manager of NASCAR Competition Communications, Developmental Series. NASCAR also named KURT CULBERT Dir of Stakeholder Communications, ZACK ALBERT Manager of Sport Services and MATT CIESLUK Dir of Strategic Media Projects (NASCAR).

EXECS: Nike promoted BERT HOYT to VP & GM of Western Europe, replacing BRENT SCRIMSHAW, who is retiring. ROLAND WOLFRAM will replace Hoyt as VP & GM of Global Football, TOM PEDDIE will replace Wolfram as VP/Global Sales and ANN HEBERT will replace Peddie as VP/North American Sales (OREGONLIVE.com, 1/26)....Canada's Own the Podium program named ANNE MERKLINGER CEO, replacing ALEX BAUMANN, who is now CEO of High-Performance Sport New Zealand (POSTMEDIA NEWS, 1/27)....Nautilus, Inc. CFO MICHAEL MULHOLLAND has resigned (OREGONLIVE.com, 1/26)....MLS FC Dallas promoted VP/Finance & IT JIMMY SMITH to CFO (FC Dallas)....Palace Sports & Entertainment named Insideout Sports & Entertainment Partner ADAM SCHNEIDER Senior VP/Events & Booking (PSE)....The Marketing Arm named MINDY KUHL Global Account Dir and promoted BASIA WOJCIK to Associate Dir of Global & Olympic Consulting (THE DAILY).

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