Executive Transactions
The NBA promoted VP/Business Development PETER FARNSWORTH to Senior VP/Business
Development (NBA)....The Gator Bowl named Wachovia Bank President of Marketing
KELLY MADDEN Chair, succeeding SCOTT KEITH (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION,
1/2)....A’s GM BILLY BEANE has joined the BOD of NetSuite Inc., an
Internet-based company specializing in on-demand business software (NetSuite)....NBA
writer DAVID ALDRIDGE and high school sports writer ROB PARENT are
among the 68 members of the Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom being laid off (PHILLY.com,
1/3).
FRANCHISE: Sunrise Sports & Entertainment and the NHL Panthers promoted
Senior Dir of Corporate Marketing TED MAJOR to VP/New Business Development
and named DAN PARISI VP/Integrated Sales. Most recently, Parisi was GM
of the Tallahassee, Florida, branch of OnCity Advertising, a Boston-based transit
ad sales company (THE DAILY)....The Rockies named Team Services Coordinator
of Sales & Consulting BRENDAN FALVEY Dir of New Partner Development (THE
DAILY)....DC United named JOHN MAESSNER Dir of Youth Development. Maessner
played six seasons in MLS, including four with the club (United).
EXECS: TSE Sports & Entertainment promoted WILL STEINBERG to Dir
of Business Development....Charlotte Bobcats Arena PR Manager JAMIE BANKS
is leaving the venue to pursue other opportunities....Edelman Sports named USTA
PR Coordinator JEFF HECKELMAN Senior Account Exec (THE DAILY).
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