Executive Transactions
Puma announced an expansion of their Board of Management, naming STEFANO CAROTI Chief Commercial Officer and appointing him to the board. Most recently, Caroti was VP/EMEA Commerce at Nike's European HQs in the Netherlands. Puma also promoted Group Functional Dir of Brand & Marketing ANTONIO BERTONE to CMO and GM of Global Sourcing & Logistics REINER SEIZ to Chief Supply Chain Officer (Puma)....Canada Basketball named WAYNE PARRISH, a two-time National Newspaper Award winner, CEO & Exec Dir, effective October 1 (Canada Basketball).
FRANCHISE: The Rockets promoted Special Assistant to the GM SAM HINKIE to VP/Basketball Operations. Hinkie advises GM DARYL MOREY on the draft, free agency, trades and game strategy, and he also leads the Rockets' salary cap management (Rockets)....The Suns named VINCE KOZAR Communications Department Manager, where he will be responsible for writing and distributing news releases, games notes and media guides (Suns)....The Atlanta Spirit named ERIC ANDERSON Inside Sales Exec (Game Face).
AFL: The AFL promoted the following: DENNIS POLIAN to Dir of Team Services; NATASHA ANTONUCCI to Manager of Partnership Sales; MIKE PEPPERMAN to Manager of Partnership Services; SUSAN YORK to Exec Assistant & Travel Coordinator; RACHAEL HASEGAWA to Coordinator of Partnership Service; SHENNIL FLEARY to Office Coordinator/Receptionist; and MICHELLE LAMOTHE will relocate from Chicago to N.Y. as Manager of Marketing & Fan Development. The league also named the following: JON CHAIET Senior Graphic Designer of Sales; ANDY GIAMBRONI Coordinator of Operations & Events; and CARL THOMPSON Coordinator of Player Benefits & Administration (AFL).
EXECS: Walt Disney World named Buccaneers PR Coordinator TONY MORREALE Sports PR Manager and Disney’s Wide World of Sports named USA Today Brand Marketing Project Manager MELISSA MARGELOS Marketing & Technology Manager (Disney)....Sports social-networking Web site Go211.com announced Board Sports Management Principal MITCH VARNES has joined the company’s Board of Advisors (Go211.com)....The Greater New Haven Convention & Visitors Bureau (GNHCVB) named TANGIER PRITCHETT Sports Marketing Manager (GNHCVB)....Birmingham-based Bruno Event Team promoted NICK FRENZ to Operations Dir, ROSE KAUSLER to PR Manager and JOHN PLACE to Event Manager (Bruno Event Team).
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