Lululemon yesterday announced CEO CHRISTINE DAY “will step down once a replacement is found.” The company said that BOD members “formed a search committee to find Day’s successor but decided to announce her departure to ensure ‘a healthy transition period’” (LATIMES.com, 6/10)….BB&T Atlanta Open Dir BOB BRYANT will resign, effective after this year’s tennis tournament that runs July 20-28. Bryant “took over what was then known as the Atlanta Tennis Championships 2½ years ago” (AJC.com, 6/10)….Association of Surfing Professionals Int'l named Transworld Media President & Group Publisher LIAM FERGUSON VP/Sponsorship Integration, effective on Saturday (ASP)….AEG named TIM HASSETT Consol Energy Center GM and AEG Facilities Regional VP (AEG)….Learfield Sports named MIKE HURLEY Associate GM for N.C. State’s Wolfpack Sports Properties (Learfield)….The NFL Jets named ROD GRAVES Football Administration Senior Dir. Graves “spent 16 years with the Cardinals before the team dropped him as GM” after last season. The team also named MATT BAZIRGAN Pro Personnel Assistant Dir, DAVID BOLLER, AARON GLENN, DAVID HINSON and CHRISTOPHER PRESCOTT area scouts and RICK COURTRIGHT national college scout (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/11)….The SEC named Dr. ROBERT BELL Men’s Basketball Officials Coordinator, replacing GERALD BOUDREAUX, whose contract was not renewed (AP, 6/10).
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