Executive Transactions
CTV-Rogers named business consultant DAVID STRICKLAND Senior VP/Sales and TSN VP/Marketing ADAM ASHTON VP/Marketing for the company’s coverage of the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games, effective immediately. Both Strickland and Ashton will report to KEITH PELLEY, President of CTV-Rogers' Olympic consortium (CTV-Rogers).
FRANCHISES: The 76ers officially named Nets GM ED STEFANSKI President & GM, replacing BILLY KING (Mult., 12/5)....The Cardinals named MLB Senior Dir of Labor Economics JOHN ABBAMONDI Assistant GM (Cardinals)....The Dolphins named Jaguars Exec Dir of Ticket Sales & Marketing SCOTT LOFT VP/Ticket Sales & Service (Dolphins)....The Indians promoted Assistant Dir of Scouting BRAD GRANT to Dir of Amateur Scouting (Indians)....The CFL Argonauts officially named former coach MIKE CLEMONS CEO. Clemons will be responsible for all executive and football operations and will be the team's rep on the league’s BOG (TORONTO STAR, 12/5).
GO MIDWEST: Entertainment and sports marketing agency mktgpartners has announced the opening of a new Midwest office in Chicago. JOHN MOUSSEAU, former Senior VP/Operations for the agency’s N.Y. office, was named Partner & GM. KEVIN COLLINS, former Manager of New Business for the N.Y. office, was named Account Dir (mktgpartners).
EXECS: Hicks Sports Marketing Group (HSMG) promoted the following: BEN CAHALANE to VP/Strategic Partnerships; JIM COCHRANE to VP/Corporate Sales; and GRADY RASKIN to VP/Business Development (HSMG)....Cenergy Communications, East Aurora, named ROBYN RECOON Dir of Account Services. Previously, Recoon was Dir of Client Services at Stand Advertising in Amherst, NY. Cenergy's clients include the NHL Network, Comcast and the Blue Jays (Cenergy)....Learfield Sports named KEVIN MOORE National Account Manager. For the past three years, Moore served as VP & GM for the operation that oversaw the Univ. of Nebraska’s athletic multimedia rights (Learfield).
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