A source said that Warriors GM BOB MYERS has "agreed to a three-year extension with the team that will keep him under contract" through the '17-18 season. Myers, whose deal was due to expire at the end of the coming season, has held the position since April '12 and "recently helped steer the way through the tumultuous dismissal of coach MARK JACKSON" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 9/5).
EXECS: The Impact named MARC BOURASSA Chief Revenue Officer, HUGUES LEGER CMO and ANDRE COTE Chief Strategic Officer (Impact)....Churchill Downs Inc. promoted Senior Dir of Gov't Relations ELIZABETH WESTER to VP/Gov't Relations (CDI)....Triple-A PCL Round Rock Express President DAVE FENDRICK announced that he is retiring after 15 years with the organization and 39 in pro baseball. Former team President JAY MILLER will return to the organization in the same capacity (Express)....The Whistle has opened up a new office in London, which will be headed by former YouTube Head of Football JEFF NATHENSON. He will serve as Senior VP/Content Partnerships & Distribution for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (NEWMEDIAROCKSTARS.com, 9/4)....Cloud tech firm T3Media named Harris Corp. President of Broadcast Communications HARRIS MORRIS CEO (T3Media)....AEG named Stockholm Globe Arenas Head of Marketing MARIE LINDQVIST GM of the same facility (AEG)....Longtime Fox Sports producer BOB STENNER, who led coverage of NFL, NBA, auto racing, NCAA basketball, boxing and horse racing, is transitioning into an advisory role with the "NFL on Fox" production teams following the '14 season (Fox Sports)....Heat assistant coach RON ROTHSTEIN has retired from coaching and will join the team's broadcast team and serve as a Corporate Liaison. The team also named assistant coach BOB MCADOO Pro Scout & Community Liaison (Heat).
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