Executive Transactions
Breeders’ Cup Ltd. removed the interim tag from President & CEO GREG AVIOLI
after a six-month search conducted by the BOD and a search firm. Avioli was previously
NTRA Deputy Commissioner & COO (NTRA).
FRANCHISE: The Blue Jackets named JMac Inc. President MIKE PRIEST
President to replace DOUG MACLEAN, who was fired this week as President
& GM (COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 4/20)....The Cavaliers promoted PAUL BEE
to Sales Exec, MICHAEL BEHAN to Inside Sales Manager, LAUREN FAIRCHILD
to Sales Exec, NICK FRASCO to Corporate Sales Exec, DANIEL ROSENTHAL
to Business Development Specialist and BOB SIVIK to Business Development
Manager. The team also named KATE MCSHEA Manager of Game Presentation,
HEATHER WOLF HR Manager, AMIR HILL Business Development Specialist
and SARAH JAMIESON Web Production Coordinator. Meanwhile, the AHL Lake
Erie Monsters, part of the Cleveland Cavaliers Holdings Co., promoted SCOTT
FRIEDMAN to Sales Consultant and BEN SHANK to Youth Hockey Specialist
and named JOSH MORIN VP/Corporate Sales, TOM BONDA Dir of Business
Development, JEFF BOWLER Sales Consultant, and ELLEN GRILL and
GREG PRYMICZ Corporate Sales Execs (Cavaliers).
EXECS: The LSU Board of Supervisors’ Athletic Committee approved a new
three-year contract for AD SKIP BERTMAN, under which he becomes AD Emeritus
in the final two years (TIMES-PICAYUNE, 4/20)....Puerto Rico-based 7 Sports
Productions named RAMON CORRADA VP/Sales (THE DAILY)....The Massachusetts
Golf Association named JOE SPRAGUE JR. Exec Dir, succeeding TOM LANDRY.
Previously, Sprague was Exec Dir of the Rhode Island Golf Association (BOSTON
GLOBE, 4/19).
VENUE: Calgary’s Centre for Sports Excellence named DAN MORO VP/Facility
Development for the Calgary Olympic Development Association. Moro was a member
of the VANOC organizing team (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 4/19)....Mansfield
Motorsports Park President & GM CHRIS MIZE is resigning, saying “he’s burned
out and worn out.” No timetable has been set to replace him (MANSFIELD NEWS
JOURNAL, 4/17)....Dover Int’l Speedway named Stageco U.S. National Account
Manager CRAIG AMHAUS Business Development Manager and Speakman Company
Inventory Control Manager LARRY JONES Merchandise Supervisor (Dover Int’l Speedway).
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