Executive Transactions

DEI Holdings named Under Armour Europe Managing Dir BLAIR TRIPODI CMO of its Polk, Definitive Technology and BOOM Movement units (CEPRO.com, 1/3)....England Rugby 2015 named LOCOG Head of PR & Media JOANNA MANNING-COOPER Communications & Marketing Dir (England Rugby 2015)....Global Spectrum named Sun National Bank Center GM JEFFREY SCHUMACHER Comcast Arena at Everett GM (Global Spectrum)....College Hockey Inc. named KYLE LAWSON Education & Recruitment Dir and promoted NATE EWELL to Deputy Exec Dir (College Hockey Inc.)....US Lacrosse named UNC-Greensboro Chief Risk Officer BRUCE GRIFFIN to the newly-created position of Health & Sport Safety Dir. Griffin assumes his new role Jan. 7 and will work from US Lacrosse HQs in Baltimore (US Lacrosse)....Eastern Kentucky Univ. named Senior Associate AD SIMON GRAY acting AD as of Jan. 2. He will continue in that role until current AD MARK SANDY returns from his duties as interim VP/University Advancement (EKU)....Nyack College promoted NCAA Compliance Officer MANDY AIKENS to Assistant AD (Nyack)....Coverity Inc. named Padres Exec VP & CFO FRED GERSON to its BOD as Audit Committee Chair (Coverity).

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