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Executive Transactions

The 49ers named KUNAL MALIK Chief Technology Officer, effective May 1. Malik previously led the creation of the IT department at Facebook (49ers)....Univision President of Sports SANDY BROWN is stepping down "just over a year" after taking the position. He will "stay on as an adviser" to the Spanish-language network. Brown "developed the company's sports network, which is set to launch in April" (AP, 3/6)....The Raiders named Winston Group President & CEO LAMONTE WINSTON Dir of Player Engagement. Winston had a previous stint as Chiefs Exec Dir of Player Development (Raiders)....Churchill Downs racetrack named RYAN JORDAN GM and promoted GREG BUSH to VP/Operations (Churchill Downs)....Madison Square Garden Co. named KIM KERNS Senior VP/Communications (CABLEFAX DAILY, 3/7)....The Nassau Coliseum named BOK Center Assistant GM JERRY GOLDMAN GM (TULSA WORLD, 3/6)....Clayton State Univ. named former Florida Gulf Coast Univ. AD CARL MCALOOSE to the same position (NAPLES NEWS, 3/6)....Central College AD AL DORENKAMP will retire at the end of the '11-12 academic year (Central).

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