Ford Motor Co. named Apple Global Marketing & Communication Dir for Retail MUSA TARIQ VP & chief brand officer, effective Jan. 30. Prior to Apple, Tariq was senior director of social media & community at Nike (TECHCRUNCH, 1/24). ... AEG Facilities named JOSE DAVILA CARLOS to the newly created position of VP/partnership sales & entertainment for the Puerto Rico-based District Live! project (AEG). ... EUGENIO CORINI resigned as Serie A side Palermo coach on Tuesday "after guiding the Sicilian club to only one win in seven matches." Corini was hired in November "as Palermo's third coach of the season." Club President MAURIZIO ZAMPARINI "has made about 60 coaching changes in 30 years as a club owner." No immediate replacement was named (AP, 1/24). ... PER NILSSON has been appointed as the new assistant to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig Sporting Dir RALF RANGNICK. The appointment of former Sweden int'l Nilsson will take effect from May. He signed a contract through '19 (ESPN.com, 1/25).
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