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Braves Exec VP & GM FRANK WREN, who just finished his fifth season in the role, had his contract extended through ‘14. The team also promoted Assistant GM & Dir of Player Development BRUCE MANNO to VP & Assistant GM/Player Development, Dir of Pro Scouting JOHN COPPOLELLA to Assistant GM, Senior Dir of Ticket Sales PAUL ADAMS to VP/Ticket Sales, Senior Dir of Corporate Partnerships JIM ALLEN to VP/Corporate Partnerships, Exec Dir of Marketing GUS EURTON to VP/Marketing and Dir of Engineering ERIC PERESTUK to VP/Facility Operations (Braves).

EXECS: The WNBA Sparks named The Malcolm Group Managing Dir VINCENT MALCOLM President and promoted VP & GM PENNY TOLER to Exec VP & GM (Sparks)….Miami Univ. (Ohio) named former Secretary to the BOT and Exec Assistant to the President STEVE SNYDER interim AD while a national search is conducted (Miami)....Professional kickboxing league Glory World Series named GRAEME WHITE COO (Glory Sports)….XOS Digital named The Musser Group and Jones Lang LaSalle Managing Dir Rear Admiral THOMAS LYNCH to its BOD (XOS Digital).

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