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CFP COO MICHAEL KELLY has received a three-year contract extension. Kelly's new agreement will extend through June '20. The CFP also promoted Dir of Operations & Logistics LAILA BROCK to Senior Dir of Operations & Logistics (CFP)....Topps Digital promoted Dir of User Acquisition & Marketing DENIZ GEZGIN to VP & GM (Topps)....The Sabres named Penguins Amateur Scouting Dir RANDY SEXTON and Rangers Assistant Dir of Player Personnel STEVE GREELEY Assistant GMs (AP, 6/26)....The Univ. of Tennessee named Univ. of Colorado Associate AD/Development KURT GULBRAND Senior Associate AD/Development. Gulbrand, who will now oversee the Tennessee Fund, starts work July 24 (TENNESSEAN.com, 6/26)....Purdue Univ. promoted MIKE BRAUGHTON to Senior Associate AD/Development, AL CAPITOS to Assistant AD/Facilities and CHRIS CLOPTON to Assistant AD/Major Gifts and Dir of Development, all effective July 1 (Purdue)....MLSE Communications Coordinator AKASHA DI TOMASSO will be leaving her position on June 30 (THE DAILY)....Former Canadiens Exec VP & COO KEVIN GILMORE was re-elected to a four-year term on the Canadian Olympic Committee BOD (THE DAILY).

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