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Nielsen Global Client Service President MITCH BARNS will "become CEO of the company" in '14, succeeding DAVID CALHOUN, who becomes Exec Chair. Current Exec Chair JAMES KILTS "will remain a company director" after leaving the post (ADWEEK.com, 11/6).

EXECS: The Big East named CBS Sports Exec Producer RICK GENTILE Senior Associate Commissioner/Broadcasting, effective immediately. Gentile will oversee day-to-day operations between the conference and its network partners. He also will develop content across media outlets and for member school distribution (Big East)....Nike promoted Nike Skate and Nike Snow VP & GM SCOTT LECLAIR to VP/Action Sports, replacing ROGER WYETT, who retired (Nike)....ESPN promoted Longhorn Network VP/Production STEPHANIE DRULEY to the same position for all of its college networks. She will oversee the SEC Network launch in August (ESPN)....Pacers Sports & Entertainment named Horizon League Senior Associate Commissioner/Operations & Communications BILL BENNER VP/Corporate, Community & PR (IBJ.com, 11/6)....The L.A. Sports Council named nine new members to its BOD on two-year terms, including WNBA Sparks President VINCENT MALCOLM, Cal State Univ.-Northridge AD BRANDON MARTIN, Asics L.A. Marathon CEO TRACEY RUSSELL and DirecTV Senior VP ROB THUN (LASC)....Global Spectrum named DAVID FARRAR GM of Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania's Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex (IUP).

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