Olympique de Marseille Owner MARGARITA LOUIS-DREYFUS announced that GIOVANNI CICCOLUNGHI will replace VINCENT LABRUNE as the club's president. Ciccolunghi was a close aid of Louis-Dreyfus' deceased husband ROBERT, and worked as adidas Russia's CEO. Louis-Dreyfus also announced JEAN-RENÉ ANGELOGLOU as the club's new chair of the supervisory board (OM). ... Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian Owner ANN BUDGE has been elected on to the Scottish Premiership Football League Board -- but there is "no place" for Dundee United Chair STEPHEN THOMPSON. Budge has "got the green light" to join Celtic’s PETER LAWWELL and IAN MAXWELL from Partick Thistle as the Premiership reps on the nine-person board. They will be joined by Hibs CEO LEEANN DEMPSTER and Raith Rovers’ ERIC DRYSDALE from the Championship -- "with Thompson’s bid to get back in blocked" (Scotland DAILY RECORD, 7/20). ... Cricket Australia CFO KATE BANOZIC has left her post "after more than 14 years," leaving CEO JAMES SUTHERLAND as "by far the longest serving member of the governing body." Banozic is "departing for a corporate role with Endota Spa," having been part of CA since '00. She previously worked for Ford and then the Geelong Football Club. Banozic and Sutherland, who became CEO in '01 after joining CA in '98," had worked closely together over that time." However, there is a "growing mood for change at CA." Numerous departures and appointments have followed the "unprecedented move of KEVIN ROBERTS from the position of independent board director to that of executive general manager, people and strategy." Other moves are "expected to follow at senior executive level" (ESPN.com, 7/19). ... The MLS Union named Saints and Pelicans Senior VP/Corporate Partnership & Activation JEAN-PAUL DARDENNE senior VP/corporate partnerships; Under Armour Senior Soccer Global Brand Manager DOUG VOSIK VP/marketing; and NBA Indiana Pacers Dir of Ticket Sales CHARLIE SLONAKER VP/ticket sales & fan services (BIZJOURNALS.com, 7/19). ... League One side Bolton Wanderers announced that DEAN HOLDSWORTH has "resigned from his role as director of football." The former striker, who played for Bolton from '97-03, "led the Sports Shield consortium that took over the club in March this year" for £7.5M ($10M), preventing it from liquidation. He will "remain as a shareholder" (PA, 7/20).
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