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Executive Transactions

The Nets and Barclays Center promoted BARRY BAUM to Exec VP & Chief Communications Officer, ELISA PADILLA to Senior VP/Marketing, RANDY LEWIS to Senior Dir of Analytics & Social Marketing, ASHLEY KAHLER to Dir of Partnership Marketing and CHRIS HARRINGTON to Manager of Legal Services. Meanwhile, Barclays Center promoted LISA BREFERE to VP/Food & Beverage Service and LOGAN MEIER to Senior Dir of Facilities Presentation. The Nets also promoted TYREL KIRKHAM to Senior Dir of Merchandising, JOYCE JELKS to Senior Dir of HR, VICTOR PEREIRA to IT Dir and TOM KOLKER to Manager of Broadcast & Digital (Nets/Barclays Center).

EXECS: Fox Sports named MLB Network Senior VP/Production MARK LOOMIS Coordinating Producer for golf event production and studio programming. Loomis will report directly to Exec Producer JOHN ENTZ and President & COO ERIC SHANKS (Fox)....MLS Exec VP/Competition & Game Operations NELSON RODRIGUEZ will step down from his post on Jan. 31 after working for the league for 14 years (PHILLY.com, 1/9)....ESPN promoted CARRIE BRZEZINSKI to VP/Marketing Solutions. Brzezinski has spent her entire career in the media industry, including six years at ESPN (ESPN)....Dynasty Sports & Entertainment named McDermott Will & Emery attorney BRIAN LEVY General Counsel (DSE)….Apparel brand 2XU named former tennis player RANDY BECKER Head of U.S. Sales Operations for Tennis & Golf (2XU)….Regan Communications Group named Entercom New England Senior VP JULIE KAHN Exec VP/Sports & Media. Kahn also will serve as special advisor to Founder & President GEORGE REGAN JR. (Regan).

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