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Broadcasting & Cable, Ad Age Honor Top Female Execs In Sports Business For '14

BROADCASTING & CABLE this week released its "Women In The Game" special feature, highlighting female execs who "run leagues, marketing campaigns, production units and distribution divisions." They "represent athletes and brands, steering the strategies that create billions in value, at a time when the stakes keep getting higher and higher." The chart below lists all 10 honorees in alphabetical order (BROADCASTING & CABLE, 5/26 issue).

BROADCASTING & CABLE '14 "WOMEN IN THE GAME"
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman
ESPN basketball analyst Doris Burke
ESPN VP/Production For College Networks Stephanie Druley
CBS Sports Marketing Senior VP Kelly Dunne
DirecTV VP/Content Reagan Feeney
ISC Vice Chair & CEO Lesa France Kennedy
NFL Senior VP & CIO Michelle McKenna-Doyle
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic President Rebecca Schulte
Florida Citrus Sports Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Cathy Weeden
 

LOOKING FORWARD: AD AGE this week released its '14 class of "Women To Watch," with all having the common theme of "great achievements and challenges ahead." The chart below lists a select group of the honorees who have ties to sports business (AD AGE, 5/26 issue).

AD AGE'S "WOMEN TO WATCH" IN '14
ESPN Senior VP/Global Strategy, Business Development & Business Affairs Marie Donoghue
Gatorade VP/Brand Marketing Morgan Flatley
MLBAM VP/Marketing Barbara McHugh
PepsiCo Global CMO Kristin Patrick
Diageo CMO Syl Saller

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