Bayern Munich has appointed PHILIPP MOKROHS "to the newly created position of head of brand management." The 37-year-old "previously worked as the director of business and client development at Landor Associates" (SPONSORs, 7/25). ... The "tumultuous leadership" of Australian Football League side Western Bulldogs President PETER GORDON "has appeared to have claimed another scalp" with the club appointing a third CEO since Gordon resumed the head role at the club in '13. The "highly regarded" DAVID STEVENSON, CEO for less than a year, was replaced by GARY KENT, head of the club’s finance committee. Stevenson, recruited by Gordon from Nike "and well thought of in AFL headquarters, handed in his resignation last week." There reportedly had been a "critical breakdown in the relationship between the president and his CEO" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 7/26). ... Cricket Australia appointmented ANDREW HOLDEN as the organization’s head of communications. Formerly editor-in-chief of The Age, Holden developed relationships in government both locally and internationally and also holds a range of corporate relationships with leaders from a multitude of organizations. A journalist for more than 30 years, Andrew led newsrooms as an editor for more than eight of those years (CA). ... GORDON DERRICK was re-elected to the post of president of the Caribbean Football Union. The Antiguan, set to serve another four-year term, "returned as president courtesy of an 18-12 vote at a congress in Miami on Saturday," repelling the challenge of Trinidad & Tobago FA President DAVID JOHN WILLIAMS (JAMAICA OBSERVER, 7/25). ... New Zealand Rugby confirmed that All Blacks head coach STEVE HANSEN "extended his contract" until '19. New Zealand Rugby CEO STEVE TEW said that "it had been straightforward for the board to make a unanimous decision to extend Hansen’s current contract from 2017 through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan." The 57-year-old Hansen said, "It was never going to be an easy decision, nor a foregone conclusion, that I would extend my contract. As I’ve said many times before, it had to be right for my family, for myself and for the team" (EWN, 7/25).
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The "tumultuous leadership" of Western Bulldogs President Peter Gordon "has appeared to have claimed another scalp" with the club appointing a third CEO since Gordon resumed the head role at the club in '13, according to Denham & Smith of THE AUSTRALIAN. The "highly regarded" David Stevenson, CEO for less than a year, was replaced by Gary Kent, head of the club’s finance committee. Stevenson, recruited by Gordon from Nike "and well thought of in AFL headquarters, handed in his resignation last week." There reportedly had been a :critical breakdown in the relationship between the president and his CEO." The club had been in discussion with Stevenson "for some time." However, the latest AFL figures show the Bulldogs, who are heavily funded by the league’s equalization scheme, carry a debt of almost A$13M ($9.7M). The "shock departure of Stevenson comes on top of a disastrous weekend loss" to St. Kilda, when the club slipped from third to seventh and lost players Mitch Wallis and Jack Redpath to season-ending injuries. Stevenson, 39, "was appointed last year after 17 years in numerous executive roles with Nike and relocated back to Australia." He "was popular at the AFL and in most quarters within the Bulldogs, where he attempted to engage the community with the club" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 7/26).
The "tumultuous leadership" of Western Bulldogs President Peter Gordon "has appeared to have claimed another scalp" with the club appointing a third CEO since Gordon resumed the head role at the club in '13, according to Denham & Smith of THE AUSTRALIAN. The "highly regarded" David Stevenson, CEO for less than a year, was replaced by Gary Kent, head of the club’s finance committee. Stevenson, recruited by Gordon from Nike "and well thought of in AFL headquarters, handed in his resignation last week." There reportedly had been a :critical breakdown in the relationship between the president and his CEO." The club had been in discussion with Stevenson "for some time." However, the latest AFL figures show the Bulldogs, who are heavily funded by the league’s equalization scheme, carry a debt of almost A$13M ($9.7M). The "shock departure of Stevenson comes on top of a disastrous weekend loss" to St. Kilda, when the club slipped from third to seventh and lost players Mitch Wallis and Jack Redpath to season-ending injuries. Stevenson, 39, "was appointed last year after 17 years in numerous executive roles with Nike and relocated back to Australia." He "was popular at the AFL and in most quarters within the Bulldogs, where he attempted to engage the community with the club" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 7/26).
The "tumultuous leadership" of Western Bulldogs President Peter Gordon "has appeared to have claimed another scalp" with the club appointing a third CEO since Gordon resumed the head role at the club in '13, according to Denham & Smith of THE AUSTRALIAN. The "highly regarded" David Stevenson, CEO for less than a year, was replaced by Gary Kent, head of the club’s finance committee. Stevenson, recruited by Gordon from Nike "and well thought of in AFL headquarters, handed in his resignation last week." There reportedly had been a :critical breakdown in the relationship between the president and his CEO." The club had been in discussion with Stevenson "for some time." However, the latest AFL figures show the Bulldogs, who are heavily funded by the league’s equalization scheme, carry a debt of almost A$13M ($9.7M). The "shock departure of Stevenson comes on top of a disastrous weekend loss" to St. Kilda, when the club slipped from third to seventh and lost players Mitch Wallis and Jack Redpath to season-ending injuries. Stevenson, 39, "was appointed last year after 17 years in numerous executive roles with Nike and relocated back to Australia." He "was popular at the AFL and in most quarters within the Bulldogs, where he attempted to engage the community with the club" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 7/26).
