NASL club Indy Eleven named former Indianapolis Motor Speedway President & CEO JEFF BELSKUS President. Current Indy Eleven President PETER WILT has been with the club since its inception and "will stay on as a consultant through the upcoming spring season." Wilt will be "transitioning as he pursues the creation" of a NASL team in Chicago. Wilt had a previous stint as Fire President (INDYSTAR.com, 1/11).
EXECS: WWE named media and events company UBM India Managing Dir JOJI GEORGE VP & GM of WWE Indian, reporting to WWE Senior VP & Managing Dir of Int'l ED WELLS (WWE)....Athlete booking services firm Thuzio promoted both NICHOLAS SPIKE and JOHN TURNBULL to Senior VP/Business Development for the Thuzio Executive Club. Spike will oversee the N.Y. and Philadelphia markets, while Turnbull will oversee Chicago, S.F. and L.A. (THE DAILY)....The AAC promoted Assistant Dir of Broadcast Scheduling MICHAEL COYNE to Dir of Broadcast Scheduling (AAC)....The MLL Boston Cannons named COURTNEY LARRIVEY Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Marketing and RACHEL MURPHY Marketing & Communications Coordinator. The lacrosse team also promoted SARA BERRY to Senior Dir of Corporate Partnerships & Marketing, JOE SHANNON to Senior Dir of Ticket Sales, GRIFFIN KIRKWOOD to Senior Manager of Ticket Sales & Operations, MATT NORTHRUP to Senior Manager of Ticket Sales and MATT RYAN to Senior Manager of Marketing Operations (THE DAILY)....The Football Writers Association of America named Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter MARK ANDERSON President on a one-year term (REVIEWJOURNAL.com, 1/10).
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