The Marlins named Pirates Special Assistant to the GM MARC DELPIANO Senior VP/Player Development (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 9/10)....The Red Sox promoted Dir of Int'l Scouting GUS QUATTLEBAUM to Dir of Pro Scouting, replacing JARED PORTER, who left for the same position with the Cubs. The Red Sox also promoted Pro Scout BRIAN BANNISTER to the newly created position of Dir of Pitching Analysis & Development. Bannister's role "certainly reflects" new President of Baseball Operations DAVE DOMBROWSKI's "willingness to embrace analytics-based data when it comes to pitching" (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/10)....The Univ. of Texas named restaurant holding firm DineEquity VP/Brand Communications & PR KEVIN MORTESEN Chief Communications Officer, effective in early October. Mortesen has had a previous stint as Nets Dir of Communications. He will report to Texas men's AD STEVE PATTERSON and women's AD CHRIS PLONSKY (Texas)....Univ. of Hawaii Associate AD/External Affairs JOHN MCNAMARA "is leaving the job in March," though neither he nor UH AD DAVID MATLIN "would say specifically why" (STARADVERTISER.com, 9/9)....The Pacers named NBA D-League Bakersfield Jam Assistant GM BRIAN LEVY GM for its Ft. Wayne Mad Ants affiliate (Pacers)....Green Savoree Racing Promotions promoted VP JEFF ATKINSON to Honda Indy Toronto President (GSRP)....Circuit of the Americas named IRG Sports & Entertainment President & CEO JASON RITTENBERRY Chief Strategy Officer (COTA)....Insurance brokerage Lockton named Aon Risk Solutions Exec Dir of Global Entertainment LORI SHAW Gaming, Advertising, Media, Entertainment & Sports Practice head (Lockton).
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