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“Forty Under 40” List Features Record Number Of HOFers

SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL this week unveils its annual “Forty Under 40,” a list of the most influential sports execs under the age of 40. This year's list features eight "Forty Under 40" HOFers, the most in the award's nine-year existence, but also 25 newcomers, the most since the inaugural year. Inductees into the HOF this year were CAA Sports co-Heads MICHAEL LEVINE and HOWARD NUCHOW; AFL Deputy Commissioner & President ED POLICY; Rivals.com Founder & CEO SHANNON TERRY, the first ever "dot-com honoree;" Relay Worldwide Chair & CEO WALLY HAYWARD; Fox Cable Networks Exec VP & COO of Emerging Networks DAVID STERNBERG; NBA Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships MARK TATUM; and Univ. of Georgia AD DAMON EVANS (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/3 issue).  

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COMPANY
TITLE
David Abrutyn IMG Consulting Senior VP
Steve Astephen Wasserman Media Group Action Sports Principal
Dan Beckerman AEG Exec VP & CFO
David Berson ESPN Exec VP/Program Planning & Strategy
Greg Busch GMR Marketing Senior VP & Group Account Dir
Steve Chiang EA Sports Senior VP & Group General Manager
Brian Corcoran NASCAR Managing Dir of Corporate Marketing
Damon Evans University of Georgia AD
Steve Gaffney Sprint Dir of Sports Marketing
Tony Godsick IMG Senior VP
Todd Goldstein AEG Senior VP/Global Business Development
Derrick Hall Arizona Diamondbacks President
Wally Hayward Relay Worldwide Chair & CEO
Chris Heck NBA Senior VP/Team Marketing & Business Operations
Sarah Hirshland Wasserman Media Group Senior VP
Jerry Jones Jr. Dallas Cowboys Exec VP and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Sam Kennedy Boston Red Sox/Fenway Sports Group Exec VP and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Rick Kloiber Fox  VP/Sports Sales
Rita Benson LeBlanc New Orleans Saints Owner & Exec VP
Michael Levine CAA Sports co-Head
Warde Manuel University at Buffalo AD
Howard Nuchow CAA Sports co-Head
Steve O’Donnell NASCAR VP/Racing Operations
Jon Oram Proskauer Rose Partner
Rohan Oza Glacéau Senior VP/Marketing
Scott Paddock Gatorade Dir of Sports & Events Marketing
Tim Pernetti CBS College Sports Network Exec VP/Content
Ed Policy Arena Football League Deputy Commissioner & President
David Preschlack ESPN Exec VP/Affiliate Sales & Marketing
Gabby Roe AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Chief Growth Officer
Brian Rolapp NFL Senior VP/Digital Media & Media Strategy
Eric Shanks DirecTV Exec VP/Entertainment
John Shea Octagon Exec VP/Consulting
David Shoemaker Sony Ericsson WTA Tour COO & General Counsel
John Slusher Nike VP/Global Sports Marketing
David Sternberg Fox Cable Networks Exec VP & COO of Emerging Networks
Jennifer Storms Turner Sports Senior VP/Marketing & Programming
Mark Tatum NBA Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships
Shannon Terry Rivals.com Founder & CEO
Peter Zern Covington & Burling LLP Partner
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