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Paris St. Germain Sporting Dir OLIVIER LETANG resigned from his position and "will join one of the world's leading football talent agencies." Letang will become the CEO of Sports Invest "with responsibility for football operations." Letang joined PSG in '12 and "played a central role in their growth." Letang's new job will "see him work across the world" in markets including China, the Middle East and the U.S., as well as the U.K., with scouting and player recruitment "central to his responsibilities." Letang will begin work at the end of this season (London DAILY MAIL, 4/20). ... WWE announced the appointment of SHEETESH SRIVASTAVA as VP & GM, WWE India. Srivastava will lead WWE’s strategic business initiatives and day-to-day operations in India and work with partners across all of WWE’s lines of business, including TV, live events, marketing, sponsorship, new media, licensing and merchandising.  He has more than 18 years' of experience in driving business growth in domestic and int'l markets. He will report to WWE EVP, Int'l ED WELLS. Srivastava joins WWE from The Walt Disney Company in India, where he most recently led business development for Disney Media Networks (WWE). ... JONATHAN HUBERMAN was appointed CEO of tech company Ooyala, effective April 18. Huberman will “focus on the company’s future growth and strengthening its market leadership.” Huberman was previously CEO of Syncplicity, a software-as-a-service company for enterprise file collaboration (BROADBAND TV NEWS, 4/19). ... DATUK SERI NORZA ZAKARIA will “take over the helm” of the Badminton Association of Malaysia. BAM Deputy President Norza reached an agreement with acting President TAN SRI MOHAMED AL AMIN ABD MAJID to “take over the association’s top post” (NEW STRAITS TIMES, 4/20).

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