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Executive Transactions06 / 18 / 13Fox Sports Digital named former N.Y. Times Exec Dir of Platform Technologies BEN GERST Senior VP/Platform Development. Gerst will help lead the forthcoming redesign and relaunch of FoxSports.com, and report to Fox Sports Senior VP/Digital PETE VLASTELICA ( Eric Fisher, Staff Writer ). EXECS ... Tags: People and Pop Culture |
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