Sources said that Penguins Senior VP/Sales & Service DAVID PEART “has resigned.” Peart was a “driving force behind many of the Penguins’ corporate sponsor relationships.” He is leaving the club “for a job outside of the Pittsburgh region.” Peart joined the team in ’09. The Penguins “haven’t named a replacement for Peart’s position” (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 2/10).
CAMPUS CONNECTIONS: The Aspire Group named MATT LAWLER, MERCEDES ALEXANDER, COLTON TURNER, EMILY IRWIN, WHITNEY GAINES, WILL KING and NICOLE HUNT Ticket Sales Associates at its Fan Relationship Management Center for Sun Devil Athletics (THE DAILY)....Learfield Sports named Blue Hens IMG Marketing at the Univ. of Delaware LUCAS KRAUT GM for its Tiger Sports Properties at the Univ. of Memphis (Learfield).
EXECS: Fox Sports promoted Exec Dir of Field Operations ROD CONTI to VP/Technical Operations & Production Management and Senior VP/Finance SANDY GONG to the newly created position of Senior VP/Production Management (Fox)....Etihad Airways named Aon Dir of Global Marketing & Communications PATRICK PIERCE VP/Sponsorships & Events (THE DAILY)....The Nationals named Learfield Sports GM for Penn State Sports Properties JOE DELLWO Dir of Ticket Sales and consulting firm A.T. Kearney Manager MIKE CARNEY Senior Dir of Strategy (THE DAILY)....The Orioles promoted PR Assistant CHRIS MARTRICH to PR Coordinator (Orioles)....Texas Motor Speedway named Houston-based ad agency Woodside & Associates Assistant Account Manager MALLORIE ANDERSON Media Relations Assistant (TMS)....The USTA Foundation appointed former ATPer JAMES BLAKE BOD Chair (USTA).
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