Nike Global Chief Information Officer ANTHONY WATSON "has left the company for personal reasons." Nike COO ERIC SPRUNK will lead the company's technology organization while it "searches for a replacement." Watson joined Nike in '04 "after more than four years at Barclays" (WSJ.com, 12/10).
EXECS: Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group named former Toronto FC President & GM KEVIN PAYNE Global Soccer Strategist (BBIG)....Premier Partnerships promoted CARYN ROSOFF to Senior Manager of Marketing Services in L.A., SPENCER WOLF to Manager of Marketing Services in N.Y. and ERIK RASK to Manager of Corporate Partnerships in L.A. The company also named ANDREW FEINBERG and CHRISTINE YOUNG Corporate Partnerships Assistants in its L.A. office (Premier)....GMR Marketing named McLaren F1 team Senior Partner Manager CRISPIN BOLT Client Services Dir for Motorsport. Bolt will be based out of GMR's London offices (GMR)....The Turf Publicists of American elected NTRA Dir of Media & Industry JIM MULVIHILL President for '15 and '16. The TPA also named NTRA's SOPHIA MCKEE and JOE BACIGALUPO VPs for '15 and '16 (TPA).
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