Executive Transactions
FSN West and FSN Prime Ticket named MELISSA DLIN VP & General Sales Manager and ERIC BURAK Dir of Marketing. Previously, Dlin was Dir of Sales for National Cable Communications at Comcast Northwest Division. Burak served as Fox Sports Dir of Marketing, and prior to that was Dir of Marketing & PR for the Beverly Hills Sports Council (FSN)....The NHL promoted Senior Dir of Community & Diversity Programming KEN MARTIN to VP/Community Affairs & Diversity Programming (NHL)....The Rockets promoted KEITH JONES to Senior VP/Basketball Operations & Athletic Trainer. Jones signed a multi-year contract with the team and will oversee player relations and basketball operations, including all team travel arrangements (Rockets)....AEG named STEVE ECKERSON GM of Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. Most recently, Eckerson was Dir of Event Sales & Operations for Qwest Field, Qwest Field & Event Center and WaMu Theater in Seattle (AEG)...MainGate, an event retail and merchandising company and exclusive retail partner of the Colts, named STEVEN STRAWBRIDGE VP/Business Development. Strawbridge will lead a team in running the company’s Colts business. MainGate will take over retail sales for the Colts as they move into Lucas Oil Stadium (MainGate)....The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) named KACEY LAKE Dir of Marketing & Advertising (NAYS)....The Cubs promoted JASON CARR to Assistant Dir of Media Information. Former White Sox PR Dir KATIE KIRBY was named Dir of Communications for Levy Restaurants (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 9/6)....The Big South Conference named MARK BRYANT Coordinator of New Media (Big South).
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