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The Jaguars yesterday announced a five-year contract extension for President MARK LAMPING (Jaguars). Lamping joined the Jaguars in February '12 and cited the "positive experience" of working for Jaguars Owner SHAHID KHAN as the "primary reason for wanting to stay in Jacksonville." Lamping has "served as the Jaguars’ public face for presentations in recent years, unveiling the scoreboard/party area additions" last July and the club-area renovations last month. He serves on the NFL’s Stadium Security & Fan Behavior Committee and is a non-exec board member of EPL club Fulham FC, which is also owned by Khan (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 3/19).

MILLER TIME: Miller Sports Properties yesterday named Miller Retail Properties President STEVE STARKS to the same position. Starks will oversee the operation of the Jazz; Triple-A PCL Salt Lake Bees; Miller Motorsports Park; EnergySolutions Arena; The Zone Sports Network; Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah professional cycling race; and All-Star Catering, among other properties. He will also continue as president of Miller Retail, which includes the Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres, Fanzz Sports Stores, and Saxton Horne Communications. Meanwhile, Miller Sports COO JIM OLSON, who served as interim President, will continue in his current role (Miller Sports).

EXECS: The White Sox promoted MOIRA FOY to VP/HR & Risk Management, CHRISTINE O'REILLY to VP/Community Relations and Team Charities Exec Dir, and BILL WATERS to VP/Finance (White Sox)....The Univ. of Michigan named Stanford Univ. Senior Assistant AD/Communications & Media Relations KURT SVOBODA Associate AD/External Communications & PR (TWITTER.com)....The Orange Bowl Committee elected GERALD GRANT JR., BRADLEY HOUSER and MATTHEW MORRALL as at-large members of its ’15-16 BOD (Orange Bowl)....Property Consulting Group promoted CASEY FLACKS to Manager of Innovation and KEVIN NUPPNAU to Manager of Partnerships with a focus on the Allstate Arena (THE DAILY).

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