AMB Sports & Entertainment Senior VP & Chief Revenue Officer MICHAEL DRAKE has left his position to pursue new challenges. He will continue in a consulting role with AMBSE through the end of the year. Drake oversaw a number of revenue streams, service initiatives and ticket operations for AMBSE. He joined the parent firm for the Falcons, Atlanta United and Mercedes-Benz Stadium full-time in '16 from an in-house agency role with Legends. AMBSE has not announced a replacement for Drake (THE DAILY).
EXECS: The PGA of America has extended the contract for CEO PETE BEVACQUA through December '24. Bevacque has been in his current role since November '12, and his current deal was set to expire the end of '21 (PGA of America)....The Phillies named former MLBer SAM FULD Major League Player Information Coordinator and Orioles Advance Scouting Coordinator BEN WERTHAN Minor League Player Information Coordinator. The moves are "interesting hires" for the team's "analytics-driven front office" (PHILLY.com, 11/3)....UTSA named Univ. of Delaware Manager of Ticket Sales & Service CAMERON KOVACH Dir of Ticket Sales & Service and IMG Learfield Tickets Sales Associate RONNIE CANTU Inside Sales Rep. The school also hired C.J. GILVENS as Corporate Sales Rep and CHARLIE POWERS as Group Sales Rep. UTSA in September ended its ticketing deal with IMG Learfield (THE DAILY)....Executive search firm Nolan Partners named Tandem Sports + Entertainment agent & Dir of Basketball Operations GRAHAM BOONE an Associate (Nolan Partners)....California-based Quotient Technology named NFL Senior VP & CIO MICHELLE MCKENNA-DOYLE to its BOD (THE DAILY).
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