Industry veteran BILL NIELSEN has been named VP/Partner Solutions at PCG SportsDesk, a Chicago-based sponsorship sales and marketing consulting firm. Nielsen spent the previous 22 months as Senior VP/Sales of Raptor Sports Properties’ Fan Manager database management platform. Prior to that, he had been at Nielsen Scarborough since '99, most recently as VP/Sports Sales (David Broughton, Research Dir).
EXECS: The Oilers promoted Pro Scout & Advisor SCOTT HOWSON to VP/Player Development, the position "previously held by KELLY BUCHBERGER," who left the club in June to join the Islanders coaching staff. Howson's Oilers career has spanned 17 years in "various roles" (EDMONTON JOURNAL, 7/3)....The Bucks named Pistons Dir of Corporate Partnerships RYAN HOOVER VP/Global Scouting and T'Wolves Pro Personnel Scout MATT BOLLERO Dir of Scouting. The team also promoted Dir of Basketball Administration DAVE DEAN to VP/Basketball Operations & GM of the G League Wisconsin Herd (Bucks)....Senators Senior Adviser of Hockey Operations DANIEL ALFREDSSON is leaving the organization (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 7/2)....Michigan State named Valparaiso Univ. Senior Associate AD/Finance & Administration STEPHEN ANTHONY Associate AD (MSU)....DePaul Univ. promoted Assistant Dir of Academic Advising JILL HOLLEMBEAK to Senior Associate AD (DePaul)....The Web.com Tour Nashville Golf Open named former Nashville Golf and Athletic Club head pro CHARLIE CLARKSON Tournament Dir. Clarkson will replace PATRICK NICHOL, who was "promoted to the newly created position" of Exec Dir (TENNESSEAN.com, 7/1).
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