Labor and Agents
The National Basketball Players Association hired Daren Jenkins as director of communications. Jenkins was manager of communications for the Washington Wizards.
Marketing
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BRADSHAW
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STECK
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DUNDAS
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SMG Insight hired
Charlie Dundas as commercial director. Dundas was director of business for GMR Marketing.
Learfield Sports hired Fred Steck as Southeast region vice president of national sales and Keith Bradshaw as East region vice president. Steck was FS South/FS Southeast national sales manager, and
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HERRITY
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Bradshaw was senior sales manager for the Atlanta Spirit.
Pivot Marketing Agency hired Megan Herrity as vice president of travel.
The Aspire Group named Matt Butta senior sales consultant and Taryn Applebaum new sales consultant at Georgia Tech.
Media
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RYBACK
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DAVIES
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MP & Silva promoted
Andrea Silva to vice president of acquisitions and
Catherine Davies to head of research and intelligence, and hired
Frank Uddo as president of North America and
Jesse Ryback as vice president of sponsorship for the U.S. Uddo was senior vice president of international content media distribution at WWE, and Ryback was a global business development agent for CAA.
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WARD
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Tennis Channel hired
John Ward as director of advertising sales for the Midwest and Central regions. Ward was an account executive for NBC Sports Group.
ESPN named Freddy Rolón vice president and general manager of ESPN Deportes.
TAP Sports Marketing and Management hired Jordan Koren as vice president of marketing and sponsorships. Koren was an account manager for Octagon.
Motorsports
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SYMON
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Formula E promoted
Susie Weyman to senior partnership activation manager and
Blake Martinelli to partnership activation manager, and hired
Charlene Nyantekyi as head of hospitality of sales and operations,
Will Symon as partnership sales manager,
Oliver Bisset as partnership activation coordinator and
Lizelle Coetzee as executive assistant to the chief revenue officer.
Soccer
The Los Angeles Football Club hired Erica Bernadas as manager of business development of corporate partnerships. Bernadas was a corporate development account executive with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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O’BRIEN
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Sports Equipment and Apparel
Mizuno USA promoted
Mark O’Brien to chief operating officer.
Tennis
The BNP Paribas Open promoted Steve Birdwell to chief operating officer.
Other
G-Form hired Steve Kwait as bike and ski resort account manager.
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ARTHUR
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LALIK
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Ticketmaster hired
Janeen Lalik as senior vice president of college athletics. Lalik was vice president of business development and partner management for IMG College.
Wazee Digital named Mike Arthur vice president of business development and sales for sports and live events. Arthur was senior director of the global sports and entertainment practice at Avnet Services.
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NIBLETT
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HOBLEY
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ShooWin hired
Melissa Hobley as chief marketing officer and
Rajesh Raichoudury as chief technology officer.
The Florida High School Athletic Association named Kyle Niblett public relations specialist.
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