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Tom Ricketts, Chairman, Chicago Cubs06 / 17 / 13L eadership in a sports organization is about three things. No. 1 is, the way you act and the way you behave sets the tone for the entire organization. I want everyone in our organization to see the way I treat customers, treat fans, treat spons... Tags: People and Pop Culture |
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Ripken Foundation honor s Under Armour MLB veteran Bill Ripken (left) and hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. (right) joined Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank (second from left) and two youth participants in the Badges for Baseball progr ...
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Baseball BAUER The Class A Midwest League’s Wisconsin Timber Rattlers named Hilary Bauer marketing coordinator. The Baltimore Orioles promoted Brady Anderson to vice president of ...
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Plugged In: John Cimperman
Before leaving the property side of the business to start his own agency, Cenergy, in 2002, John Cimperman led the marketing for two NBA franchises and two NHL clubs: the Cavaliers (1992-95) and 76ers (1995-96) in the NBA, and the Kings (1996-99) and Sabres (1999-2002) in the NHL. Based in East Aur ...
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People: Executive transactions
Facilities STEPHENSON Atlanta Hall Management and the College Football Hall of Fame named John Stephenson Jr. president and chief executive officer. Marketing Madison Sports Partne ...
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Jerry Buss: 1933-2013
L egendary Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss won 10 NBA championships, appeared in 16 NBA Finals and brought to the league the glittery mix of basketball and Hollywood that came to define his 34-year ownership of the gilded franchise. But Buss, who died last Monday at the age of 80, contributed t ...
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Plugged In: Paul Alexander
Paul Alexander has a reputation for big-picture marketing ideas. The former Campbell Soup advertising executive landed at Liberty Mutual in 2008, and last year he spearheaded that company’s effort to land its biggest sports sponsorship: a four-year deal with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Since ...
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In the Office: John McDonough
John McDonough President and CEO, Chicago Blackhawks ALL PHOTOS BY CHASE AGNELLO-DEAN / CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Five years ago, John McDonough had a plan in mind for his United Center office. “I wanted it to be a ...
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Spotlight: Vicky Chun
Colgate University recently named Vicky Chun athletic director, making her the only female athletic director in the Patriot League. A former Colgate student athlete and women’s volleyball coach, Chun had been the school’s interim athletic director since August. Chun spoke with staff wri ...
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Faces and Places: NBA All-Star Game
Stayin g FIT As part of the All-Star FIT Youth Celebration presented by Exxon Mobil, (from left) NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, Houston Rockets CEO Tad Brown, NBA Commissioner David Stern, Houston Mayor Annise Parker ...
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What I Like: Fred Mangione
PROFESSIONAL What I Like … Mangione and Barclays Center welcomed the arena’s 1 millionth visitor on Feb. 1. Photo by: ADAM PANTOZZI / BROOKLYN NETS ■ A ...
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