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Executive Transactions

Under Armour named General Motors Global Advanced Design Dir of Design CLAY DEAN to thew new role of Chief Innovation Officer, reporting directly to President of Category Management & Innovation KEVIN HALEY. Dean will be responsible for driving UA's vision and strategy for innovation, as well as cross-functional collaboration with its internal design, marketing, product and category management teams. He will be based out of UA’s HQ in Baltimore (UA). Dean "spent more than 20 years at GM" (FOOTWEARNEWS.com, 3/13). He comes on at a time when UA's "brand image has taken a hit" (INVESTORS.com, 3/13).

EXECS: ISC and its motorsports concessions/catering service Americrown named Las Vegas Motor Speedway GM/Concessions MATT GREENE Talladega Superspeedway Dir of Food & Beverage. The concessionaire also named Aramark Suite Catering Manager for Quicken Loans Arena KRIZIA PADRON Homestead-Miami Speedway Catering Manager (THE DAILY)....Kroenke Sports & Entertainment named Bruins and Delaware North Dir of Box Office & Ticket Operations for TD Garden RICKY CASADY VP/Box Office Operations (THE DAILY)....Mobile ticketing outfit Experience named Pelicans and Saints Senior Dir of Corporate Partnerships SAM COLE Dir of Corporate Partnerships (THE DAILY)....The 76ers and its e-sports franchise Team Dignitas named WME-IMG Account Exec SOOKJO PARK Manager of E-Sports Business Development (THE DAILY)....Glory Kickboxing named Wasserman Manager for Action Sports & Motorsports RANDY REA Dir of Sponsorship (THE DAILY).

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