Executive Transactions
FieldTurf Tarkett named JOE FIELDS CEO, replacing DAVID MOSZKOWSKI who will remain COO (FieldTurf Tarkett)....Prince Americas President DOUG FONTE will retire, effective May 1, ’08 (Prince)....Nautilus has replaced CEO ROBERT FALCONE with EDWARD BRAMSON, a Partner in Sherborne Investors LP who became Chair of Nautilus’ BOD after his firm’s hostile takeover. Falcone is a former Nike exec “who was tapped five months ago to turn the struggling company around” (COLUMBIAN, 3/27).
LEAGUES: South Coast League CEO JAMIE TOOLE has resigned, and Chief Development Officer J.D. HARDIN being the contact person for the league. Toole would not say whether Hardin would become interim CEO (MACON TELEGRAPH, 3/26)....The West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL) named KEN WILSON as its first full-time President. Wilson is a long-time baseball broadcaster, who was a member of the original Mariners broadcast team with HOFer DAVE NIEHAUS from ’77-82 (WCCBL).
EXECS: The Univ. of South Florida (USF) promoted Dir of Athletics Ticket Operations ERIK BOOK to Assistant AD for Ticket Operations, and Compliance Coordinator RICK STUMPF to Assistant Dir of Athletics/Compliance (USF).....Modavox, Internet broadcaster, named RAY ELLIS Network Dir of VoiceAmerica Sports Network (Modavox)....Hawkeye Sports & Entertainment (HS&E) named MATT VOLTOLINE Endurance Dir for the North Face account (HS&E)....CHRIS SNYDER, Triple-A PCL Nashville Sounds Assistant GM since ’99, has resigned. Snyder will work full time with Alliance Sport Marketing (Sounds)....The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), a division of the new IMG Associations, named ASHLEY BEIL Coordinator of Awards & Membership (AVCA)....Buffalo Communications named NICK LASHINSKY PR Manager (Buffalo Communications)....The NHL Kings named RYAN NORYS Account Exec, Ticket Sales (Game Face).
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