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Fanatics yesterday announced LAUREN COOKS LEVITAN has been named CFO, reporting directly to CEO DOUG MACK. Levitan will be based in Silicon Valley and oversee accounting, financial planning, strategic analysis and investor relations. Her most recent stop was as Moxie Capital co-Founder & Managing Partner, where she worked with consumer-facing businesses in wholesale, retail, e-commerce and direct sales. Prior to launching Moxie, Levitan had stints with Cowen & Co., Robertson Stephens, Crate & Barrel, Gymboree and Goldman Sachs (Austin Karp, Assistant Managing Editor).

EXECS: The Packers will name Leonard & Finco PR Owner SUSAN FINCO to their Exec Committee in August. She will become the committee's "first female member." Finco will succeed LARRY WEYERS, "who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70." Exec Committee member THOMAS OLSON "will succeed Weyers" as Lead Dir (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 6/16)....Boston '24 "approved 17 new board members," including Gold Medal-winning U.S. gymnast ALY RAISMAN, former Boston Mayor RAY FLYNN and TD Garden President AMY LATIMER (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/16)....Raptor Sports Group named Nielsen Scarborough VP/Sports Sales BILL NIELSEN Senior VP/Sales for their FanManager product (THE DAILY)....Former NYC & Co. VP/Sports & Municipal Marketing MIKE HOPPER has launched Advance Brand Consulting, with a focus on advising gov't officials in leveraging sports and major events (THE DAILY)....Hendrick Motorsports promoted SHANNON HOOPER to Dir of Partnership Development and AMY WALSH to Communication Manager. The team also named CAITLIN BARRY Social Media Coordinator (THE DAILY).

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