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Experiential marketing agency George P. Johnson yesterday announced the created of GPJ Sports Marketing. The new practice will specialize in the development of sports experiences for Fortune 500 firms globally and will be led by industry vets KEVIN BARTRAM and JON HICKEY (THE DAILY)....Octagon named BBH Social Strategist SHEA WARNES Digital Strategist in its U.K. office (Octagon)....Triple-A Int'l League Charlotte Knights COO DAN RAJKOWSKI, who spearheaded the opening of the team's new downtown ballpark, "wants to take a swing at consulting" to help other franchises in need of new venues. This month, he registered Dan Rajkowski Consulting as a new business (CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 8/1 issue)....Marketing agency rEvolution named Fire Senior Dir of Communications DAN LOBRING Managing Dir of Communications. Lobring previously worked at rEvolution, departing in March '13 (THE DAILY)....The Univ. of Tennessee promoted Associate AD/Development GREG HULEN to Chief Development Officer (UT)....The Women's Sports Foundation named DEBORAH SLANER LARKIN CEO. She served as the WSF's Exec Dir from '86-92 (WSF).

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